As many as 83 percent of respondents suggested that the president should be elected directly by the people, while 13 percent supported presidential election by members of parliament.
The Bureau of Statistics has already published the draft of the survey report.
Local government elections have been a topic of discussion for a long time. The BNP adopted a cautious stance after 8 January, when Chief Adviser Dr Yunus told European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Nicola Beer that the government was preparing for national elections as well as local government elections.