CPD recommends dropping the idea of a bicameral parliament in BangladeshThe Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has called for strengthening Bangladesh’s unicameral parliament, abandoning the idea of creating a bicameral legislature. At a dialogue on Thursday, the private think tank recommended legal, institutional, and structural reforms to improve the current system and advised dropping the bicameral proposal altogether. The CPD recommendation came before political parties signed the Charter on Oct 15. The report warned that such measures could remain largely symbolic and risk increasing political deadlock and centralisation of power. “Emphasis should be placed on ensuring that members of private parties can bring bills, and committees can work qualitatively.
