Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has emphasized that the decision on whether Bangladesh’s next general election should be held under the Proportional Representation (PR) system or the existing electoral system must be made by political parties, not the government.

“The government should keep its position minimal on this matter,” Shafiqul stated during the release of a survey conducted by Innovation on the upcoming national election.

The survey revealed that 56% of respondents had no knowledge of the PR system, while 21.8% favored PR and 22.2% opposed it. A total of 10,413 people participated in the survey.

Significantly, 69.9% of respondents expressed confidence that an interim government could ensure a fair election. However, religious minority groups appeared comparatively less optimistic about the ability of an interim administration to oversee free and impartial polls.