Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday questioned who gave political parties the authority to decide on holding a referendum over introducing a proportional representation (PR) system in Bangladesh.

"Why should we go for a referendum on PR? First of all who has given us that responsibility? The people didn't give us this responsibility," he said while addressing a seminar.

The seminar, titled 'Election 2026: A Critical Look at Proportional Representation', was arranged by Cosmos Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Cosmos Group, at the Cosmos Centre in the capital's Moghbazar area. United News of Bangladesh (UNB) was the media partner of the event.

UNB Editor-in-Chief Enayetullah Khan presided over...