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Survey of 522 candidates

Majority for Bangladeshi nationalism

By Staff Correspondent
A survey of 522 candidates contesting the ensuing election from 100 constituencies hu revealed that 47 per cent of them are tn favour of Bangladeshi Nationalism while 35 per cent favour "Bangslee Nationalism Seventeen per cent were tn favour of * Bangladeshi Muslim National ism ' while 1.5 of those surveyed had no response
The survey of the candidates was conducted by Gonotantrlk Uddyag and Mar ket Research Consultants of Bangladesh with financial assistance of Ford Foundation
The survey also revealed that 63 per cent of the candidates were in favour of a parliamentary system of government.
Twenty-three per cent of the candidates belonging to BNP and 25 per cent of the Jatlya Party candidates were also tn favour of the partia mentary system
The research also indicated that 53.97 per cent candidates belonging to Jamaat support the parliamentary form of gov emment while 15.87 per cent are in favour of Presidential system.
The survey was revealed at a press conference held at the Jatlya Press Club Tuesday. It was addressed by renowned drama artist Sara Zaker Economist Dr. Sajeda Amin. Sara Hossain. Meghna Ghuha Thakurata and Tahmina Rahman.
About 67 per cent candidates hold the opinion that religious faith is a personal matter and the State has nothing to say on the other hand 83 percent of Jamaat candt dates and 53 per cent of Jatlya Party candidates opposed this
The survey shows that 52 per cent of BNP candidates have changed their party while 73 per cent did so in case of Jattya Party Sixty three per cent candidates never changed their party affiliation
The trend of shifting poll11 cal loyalty was negligible in case of Awaml League. Jamaat. Communist Party and other left leaning parties.
The study further shows that 65 per cent of the candt dates opposed the incorpora lion of Islam as State religion in the 8th Ammendment
Absence of democratic »y» tern was considered the major problems of the country by the candidates belonging U> Awaml League. CPB and Five Party alliance Five-Party alliance candidates also underlined the economic exploitation of the poor class by the affluent
Jammat candidates on this issue remarked that the devta tlori from Islamic ideology wa* the root cause of all problems In this country while a good number from all parties and among Independent candidates considered the population boom as rhe major Issue confronting the nation.