"The government must think why the upazila elections are not participatory. B Chowdhury further said: "I fear if the voters get reluctant about election, democracy will fall in serious danger. B Chowdhury, also a former president, said political space for opposition parties must be ensured to ensure participatory elections and increase people's interest in voting. Opposition parties are there in all the democratic countries in the world. Democracy is incomplete without opposition parties," he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2019 13:07 UTC