Concerned Citizens’ Group seeks checks & balances in President- PM power

Concerned Citizens’ Group, a platform of noted citizens, at a roundtable in the city Tuesday sought a constitutional amendment to make a balance between the power of the President and the Prime Minister. They said constitutional and institutional reforms are urgent for establishing a full and effective democratic ruling system in the country ensuring the balance of power. The speakers also laid emphasis on the need for making constitutional institutions effective. Concerned Citizens' Group hosted the roundtable titled ‘Checks and Balances of Powers to Achieve Fuller Democracy’ at BRAC Centre Inn in the city. Former Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda, former caretaker government advisers M Hafizuddin Khan, Rasheda K Chowdhury, political scientist and CPD fellow Rounaq Jahan, Executive Director of Policy Research Institute (PRI) Dr Ahsan H Mansur, constitutional expert Dr Shahdeen Malik, local government expert Tofail Ahmed, and Sujan secretary Badiul Alam Mazumder, among others, spoke on the occasion, according to a news agency---Aminul.