Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of SHUJAN, has warned that political parties will ultimately suffer if they continue to resist essential reforms. Speaking at a citizens’ dialogue on the results of a public opinion survey regarding a draft national charter, he noted that nearly 90% of respondents favored making the Anti-Corruption Commission a constitutional body. Additionally, 87% supported amending Article 70 of the constitution, while 89% agreed on limiting the prime minister’s tenure to a maximum of 10 years. Majumdar said following the example of Sheikh Hasina’s leadership could help parties increase accountability. Other speakers noted that repeated calls for greater female representation in parliament have been consistently rejected by political parties.