BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Asim has criticized proposals for Proportional Representation (PR)-based elections, calling the idea absurd and dangerous for democracy. “Under PR, you could vote in Sandwip, but your MP would come from the Maldives—such thinking is absurd and unfit for Bangladesh’s political culture,” he remarked. He argued that while reforms are necessary, many changes require constitutional amendments that must go through Parliament. Asim accused the ruling Awami League of ignoring the constitution while trying to restore authoritarian rule. He further alleged that all major infrastructure progress took place under Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia, while the current government has only plundered national wealth and repressed citizens over the past 15 years.