Secularism is entirely consistent with the spirit of non-discrimination that inspired the July mass uprising.
Neither Jamaat, nor its student wing has ever come clean regarding its role in 1971.
The Constitution Reform Commission, led by Prof Ali Riaz, has recommended expanding fundamental rights, including making the right to education an enforceable constitutional provision.
The Constitution Reform Commission has proposed an interim government system to oversee elections and outlined a comprehensive framework for the selection of this government’s chief.
Submission of four commission reports brings momentum in reform process
Ali Riaz, a distinguished Bangladeshi-American political scientist and acclaimed author heading the constitution reform commission, sat down with Star to inform on the commission’s progress and some of the key consensuses obtained.
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee yesterday proposed drafting a fresh constitution, formation of a constituent assembly, and recognition of the student-led July-August mass upsurge in the new constitution.
The BNP yesterday submitted to the constitution reform commission its 62 recommendations designed to establish a rules-based structure and ensure checks and balances of power.
By grounding our laws in a renewed philosophical vision, our constitution can be reshaped.
We must first acknowledge that the Bangladesh Constitution has failed to maintain a robust democratic system.
A total of 16 amendments have been brought to our constitution over the past four decades. But it is difficult to find any amendment which was actually aimed at improving the constitution's quality, enhancing people's rights and paving the way for flourishing democracy.
