BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the next parliament will decide on the application of the proportional representation (PR) system in national elections.

“The decision regarding PR should be left to the next parliament. If the representatives of the next parliament think that they will adopt the PR system and if the people think that they will go for the PR system, then the election will be held using the PR system,” he said.

Fakhrul made the remarks at a views-exchange meeting with a delegation of the Christian community at the BNP chairperson’s office in the city’s Gulshan.

“If the upcoming elections are held using the PR system, the public will not understand this process. Consequently, there is a possibility of complications arising.”

“The PR system is prevalent in many countries. However, the people of our country are not very familiar with this method. Today, this issue is being brought up suddenly and with ulterior motives and there is an agitation for it,” he added.