Democracy cannot operate as a simple majority steamroller, as we also saw in the early days of our independence.
We must first acknowledge that the Bangladesh Constitution has failed to maintain a robust democratic system.
Political settlement and constitutional reform in post-autocratic Bangladesh.
Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture, grappling with a political crisis that threatens the very foundation of its democracy.
Utilising standing committees to their fullest potential is a crucial step towards enhancing democratic institutions.
Bangladesh is a nation that is being carried almost entirely by the labour of its underprivileged and uneducated people, who slave away at garment factories and toil abroad to send back remittances.
The Constitution which we adopted on November 4, 1972 and which came into force on December 16, 1972 is unquestionably the outcome of our victory in the Liberation War, won at the cost of countless lives. It bears the signatures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Syed Nazrul Islam and Tajuddin Ahmad.
The government has moved to make the 17th amendment to the constitution to extend the tenure of women in reserved seats in parliament.
The argument for empowering the parliament to remove Supreme Court judges for restoration of 1972 constitution appears as "cheap,
Seniors ministers and MPs from the treasury and opposition benches yesterday launched a blistering attack on the High Court and the Supreme Court for judgments against the Jatiya Sangsad's power to remove their judges for incapacity or misconduct.
The judiciary is yet to be allowed to have the independence offered by the original constitution 45 years ago, making the idea of
The government yesterday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the High Court verdict that scrapped the 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach its judges for misconduct or incapacity.
The government files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the High Court verdict that scrapped 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach SC judges for misconduct or incapacity.
Demanding withdrawal of restrictions on Pahela Baishakh celebration programme, rights activist Sultana Kamal says the decision is reflection of “medieval thought”.
Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, who have been convicted of contempt of court, have neither violated the constitution nor broken their oath of office by making comments on the chief justice, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.
Islam retains the status of state religion with the High Court rejecting a writ petition challenging the legality of a constitutional provision in this regard.
The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday called for a dawn-to-dusk “peaceful” hartal for today to protest “the conspiracy against Islam's status as the state religion in the constitution”.
If voted to power, the BNP will ensure a balance of power in the executive branch of the government by bringing necessary amendments to the constitution, party chief Khaleda Zia said yesterday. “In recent years, people have had a deep realisation that the absolute executive authority of prime minister has given rise to a despotic and authoritarian rule,” she said, addressing her party's national council in the capital.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the army men to stay alert to any internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country's constitution and sovereignty.
