In any democratic system, a referendum is an expression of direct popular sovereignty. The stateʼs obligation is to act as a neutral administrator—ensuring security, fairness, and free expression—while refraining from influencing the outcome. In present-day Bangladesh, however, this foundational principle has been gravely violated. An illegal and constitutionally questionable Yunus government has transformed the referendum into a partisan political instrument, undermining the Constitution, eroding judicial independence, and placing the democratic framework of the state in existential danger.
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