Dhaka, March 21 -- Stressing the need for reforms, Ali Riaz, head of the Constitution Reform Commission, on Thursday said that even a free and fair election may not be enough to safeguard democracy if fundamental reforms are not implemented.
Speaking at a roundtable discussion organised by SHUJAN in the capital, Riaz cautioned that without restructuring the administration and judiciary, the risk of authoritarianism returning remains high.
He stressed that simply changing governments through elections will not ensure long-term democratic stability unless deep-rooted institutional changes are made.
"To prevent the resurgence of dictatorship in the future, structural changes must be made. If we aim to build an accountable state, implementin...