Political analyst Professor Ali Riaz stated that efforts are underway to establish a republic in Bangladesh. He said the July Movement and the sacrifices of its martyrs compel a rethinking of the nation’s structure. “A future Bangladesh cannot be built based solely on current crises,” he said. Riaz noted that the constitution enabled authoritarianism under Sheikh Hasina and that a democracy is impossible without an independent judiciary. He proposed that the upper house of parliament should be limited to a monitoring role to avoid conflict with the lower house.