He said the survey collected responses from 1,373 people across all districts, including 335 women, 1,033 men and five people of the third gender. Eighty-seven percent supported a provision barring the same person from simultaneously serving as prime minister, parliamentary leader and party leader. Eighty-nine percent wanted to limit a prime minister’s tenure to two terms, while 87 percent favoured a cabinet-led government, and 88 percent supported expanding presidential powers. This government is a non-partisan government.”Dhaka University Prof Robaet Ferdous said good governance does not automatically follow from elections alone. By implementing the proposed national charter, he said, Bangladesh could move toward becoming a “democratic, humane and prosperous state”.
