NCP leader Zainal Abedin Shishir has warned of emerging signs of fascism in the country, emphasizing that no new authoritarian force should be allowed to rise. He proposed holding Constituent Assembly elections alongside the parliamentary polls to draft a new constitution. Shishir accused BNP of succumbing to Indian pressure by demanding elections in December, suspecting that this was an attempt to hinder ongoing judicial reforms. “Dr. Yunus has pledged to complete trials of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings before June next year. Those implicated want the election earlier to obstruct justice,” he added. Shishir also called for local government and university student union elections.