Dhaka, April 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has sounded the alarm over what it describes as rising authoritarian tendencies in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

The NCP warned that unchecked consolidation of power and politicisation of key institutions could push the country toward an executive-dominated state.

At a press conference on Sunday, NCP leaders said the government's selective handling of ordinances and controversial appointments signals a troubling drift from democracy.

NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain issued an ultimatum, warning that the party would launch a street movement if the government does not "come to its senses" by Apr 10.

"The BNP only wants to turn those ordinances into laws that increas...