Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Tuesday alleged that the defeated forces of 1971 are trying to obstruct the upcoming national election through street protests in the name of demanding a Proportional Representation (PR) system.

"We are observing that even after the announcement of the election roadmap, there is still a plot to stop or delay the election. The conspirators are the defeated forces of 1971. They are talking about PR, which ordinary people neither know nor understand," she said while speaking at a discussion.

Selima, a BNP Standing Committee member, said Jamaat and some Islamist parties have taken to the streets for the PR system to destabilise the country.

She alleged that those who are agitating for t...