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No scope for constitutional reform outside of parliament: BNP

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Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
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No scope for constitutional reform outside of parliament: BNP
  Bangla Press Desk:  Two senior BNP leaders have expressed concerns over the transparency and legitimacy of the constitutional amendments, saying that the constitution cannot be amended outside the parliamentary process. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC), which was established by the interim government following the July 2024 revolution, submitted its proposals in early 2025. The key recommendations include expanding fundamental rights, replacing some core state principles and restructuring the government with measures like a bicameral parliament and term limits for the president and prime minister. Referring to the reforms, BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said during a programme in Dhaka on Saturday that any amendment to the constitution must be carried out through the parliamentary process, with all parties holding a clear mandate from the people.
He alleged that the people who do not believe in the country’s democratic progress are engaged in hatching a plot to thwart the holding of the 13th parliamentary election. “No meaningful result will be achieved and the reform initiative will go in vain if we fail to change our political culture,” said the BNP leader. Besides, Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikrom, also a standing committee member of BNP, said that there is no precedent elsewhere in the world of constitutional reform being carried out by unelected persons. While addressing a programme held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka, he said that reform on a single issue–the restoration of the caretaker government system- should be carried out in the greater national interest.
He also came down hard on those who are talking about the Proportional Representation (PR) and said the countrymen did not sacrifice their lives to hold the national election under the system. The country’s democratic transition is only possible through holding a free and fair election, he said, adding that foreign investment will remain stagnant and the law and order situation will not be improved without an elected government  .This article was originally published on Daily Sun.
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