, Jan. 13 -- Professor Ali Riaz, special assistant to the Chief Adviser, has said establishing an upper house in the bicameral legislature is aimed at preventing the concentration of power in a single individual in the future.

Speaking at a discussion session held on Monday at Dr Kaiser Rahman Chowdhury Auditorium of Rajshahi Medical College to promote the upcoming referendum and encourage voter participation, Prof Riaz said Bangladesh's current system has repeatedly allowed one person to accumulate power by exploiting institutional weaknesses.

"We must address this issue institutionally rather than rely on any single individual," he said, adding that the July charter proposes the creation of an upper house in parliament, which would en...