Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas on Friday said the people of Bangladesh will reject the Proportional Representation (PR) system in the election just as they rejected Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

"Teach people first how to vote. Then speak about the PR system. Don't confuse the nation with strange experiments like PR," Abbas said while addressing a rally in the capital's Jatrabari area.

The rally was organised by BNP Dhaka South City Unit to mark the first anniversary of the July-August Mass Uprising, commemorating the martyrs.

Mirza Abbas said many elderly voters have forgotten how to cast their vote over the past 17 years, while the younger generation has yet to experience the voting process.

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