Nurul Haque Nur, President of the Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP), has said that in order to demonstrate the administration’s competence and impartiality, at least some local government elections—such as city corporation, upazila, or municipal polls—should be held before the national election.
He argued that both the caretaker government and the current administration are showing a clear bias toward a particular political party, anticipating that it will return to power.
“This is why many officials are already trying to curry favor with them in hopes of securing positions,” he claimed.
Nur added that except for one major political party, all other parties broadly agree on a proportional representation model for the election.
The Gono Odhikar Parishad plans to field candidates in all 300 constituencies in the next election.
He stressed that the country must first pursue justice and reforms before moving toward elections, and the government must play its part in eliminating muscle power and partisan influence.