Civil society members, politicians and academics yesterday in a view exchange programme in the city demanded radical reform of the electoral system.
Communist Party of Bangladesh [CPB] and Socialist Party of Bangladesh [SPB] jointly organised the programme at CPB central office titled Election became farcical and required radical reforms.
Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed, the CPB general secretary delivered introductory speech.
Terming the last national elections unilateral and farcical, Abu Zafar proposed elections should be held in free and fair way.
He also proposed for introducing Proportional Representation System where political parties would take part in the elections with a symbol.
The voters will cast vote in favour of the party and the party will decide the member for the parliament.
If a political party gets 50 percent of the total casting vote, out of the 300 seats, it will get 150 seats. If a party gets 5 percent votes, it will get 15 seats.
The election system of the country would be free from the influences of undisclosed money, muscle powers and religious manipulations, Zafar said.
He also proposed for holding direct elections in the reserved seats for the women and introducing ‘no’ vote provision.
General Secretary of Sujan Badiul Alam Majumder said the political parties should hold dialogue to resolve issue of election time government.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, the convener of Nagarik Oikya, demanded permanent solution of the electoral system to avoid uncertainties in every five years.
SPB General Secretary Khalequzzaman presided over the function.