Bangladesh may implement constitutional reform before holding new elections

Bangladesh is unlikely to hold the general elections so soon after prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted, as the caretaker government may look to carry out constitutional reforms first to ensure future polls are tamper-proof, according to a former top diplomat. Former Foreign Secretary Shamsher Chowdhury said the incoming interim government under Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus will want to restore law and order first and bring about changes in the system of government. The interim government is likely to be around for a longer term because they need to bring about constitutional changes through the president and then have the election, Mr Chowdhury told Bloomberg Television on Aug 8. “It could be there for at least a couple of years.”
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