, Nov. 8 -- Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday (8th November 2025) urged political parties to make a firm commitment in their election manifestos to eradicate all forms of discrimination from the country's legal and social frameworks.

"Political parties have to pledge to eradicate discrimination from the legal context in their election manifestos," said Dr Debapriya, Convener of the Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.

He emphasised that the Citizen's Platform is dedicated to eliminating discrimination in every form within legal and societal structures, and that the inclusion of such commitments in election manifestos would represent a strong step towards implementation in the future.

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