, May 13 -- BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said any reform in Bangladesh must be implemented through a democratic process and with public support, not through any unilateral or imposed initiative.

"No matter how much you talk about reforms, at the end of the day, reforms must be implemented through a democratic process. No reform can be carried out outside the democratic process," he told a roundtable discussion.

The BNP leader said the people of Bangladesh have not transferred the ownership of the country to anyone who will carry out reforms for its future. "Reforms must take place with the support of people in a democratic manner. There is no scope for reforms beyond that."

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