Khulna, May 22 -- BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said on Thursday that all reforms must be carried out through a democratic process.

He made the remark while addressing the inauguration of the party's membership distribution and renewal drive at the banquet hall of Khulna Press Club in the evening.

The BNP leader said constitutional amendments cannot be made without an elected national parliament and stressed the need to revise anti-people provisions of the constitution through such a body.

Highlighting the importance of democracy and freedom of expression, he said that the past 17 years cannot be described as democratic. "It was an example of fascism, worse than autocracy."

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