A significant yet mostly avoided question in Bangladeshi politics is who is paying for it and what they are gaining from doing so.

BNP has dissented, advocating an unusual interpretation of proportional representation.

Electoral Reform Commission’s report falls short of addressing the fundamental issues related to Bangladesh’s existing electoral system.

It can be argued that BNP is not opposed to reform.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said a new chapter has begun as the reform commissions have charted a course for a Bangladesh long aspired by its people.

The Electoral Reform Commission has recommended increasing the Election Commission’s power to postpone national polls and introducing methods to hold election commissioners accountable for failing to do their constitutional duties.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) proposed a proportional representation electoral system and the restoration of the caretaker government to oversee the national polls.