, Oct. 9 -- The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday recommended scrapping the proposed plan to introduce an Upper House in the next (13th) national parliament, saying the move will not bring any effective change but rather add further complexity to Bangladesh's parliamentary system.

The observation came at a seminar titled 'Proposed Upper House in the National Parliament: Can it Ensure Accountability of the Majority Party?' held at a city hotel.

Presenting the keynote paper, CPD Research Director Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem said the proposed Upper House lacks both logic and necessity in the country's existing Westminster-style parliamentary system.

Prolonged short-term govt not good for economy: CPD

He urged the National Conse...