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CONSTITUTION REFORM: Ambiguities in key issues remain: experts

Recommendations on the reform of Bangladesh constitution have attempted to address issues within the state’s structural and legal frameworks, but ambiguities remain, particularly concerning fundamental principles and rights, legal and political science experts said on Thursday...

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Prisoners’ right to health care

LAW and order go hand in hand to ensure justice and well-being of society, to maintain a balance of power, to limit excessive authority that infringes on others’ basic freedom and to uphold basic rights for the vulnerable. While the law includes punishment by suspending certain fundamental human rights of prisoners to serve the greater purpose, it is never...

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First meeting of DUCSU constitution amendment committee held

The first meeting of the Constitution Amendment/Revision Committee for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and Hall Councils was held at the conference room of the DU vice-chancellor’s office on Wednesday...

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Democratic rewrite of constitution

THE call for constitutional change in Bangladesh has intensified, not merely for refinement but as a profound demand for democratic renewal. Reforming the 1972 constitution within its current framework overlooks a critical reality: the document is itself embedded with principles that have enabled authoritarianism rather than safeguarded against it...

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SC to hear CG system review pleas Jan 19

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday fixed January 19 for hearing on three review petitions, pleading for restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government system...

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Citizens for inclusive constitution, limiting power of PM

Citizens sharing their opinion on the reform of the constitution recommended that the national constitution endorse multi-ethnicity of society, ensuring liberty of lawmakers and the judiciary and limiting power of the prime minister...

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BNP submits 62 proposals to Constitutional Reform Commission

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday gave a 62 reform proposals for the constitution that included the reintroduction of the election-time caretaker government, bicameral parliament, provisions aimed at power balance between the prime minister and the president, and introduction of the vice president and...

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Georgia parliament convenes amid legitimacy crisis

Georgia’s new parliament met for the first time Monday, with the chamber facing serious questions over its legitimacy amid a boycott by opposition parties and the president declaring it unconstitutional...

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Legality of media trials in Bangladesh

A RECENT incident in Bangladesh shocked people after the media reported that a young man had killed his mother and stored her body in a refrigerator. The news portrayed him as a cold-blooded murderer. However, later investigations revealed that some neighbours, not the son, were responsible for the crime. Despite this, the earlier reports...

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HC questions fourth amendment to constitution

The High Court on Tuesday raised questions over the legality of the fourth amendment to the constitution, enacted on January 25, 1975, during the presidency of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Professionals for power balance between president, PM

Leaders of six professional bodies on Sunday urged the Constitution Reform Commission to recommend measures aimed at rebalancing powers between the president and the prime minister as well as fortifying the judiciary and local government systems...

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Experts emphasise political consensus for constitution reforms

Leading legal and constitution experts and dignitaries on Saturday emphasised the necessity of political consensus for amending or rewriting the constitution, aligning it with people’s aspirations, particularly in the spirit of the July-August Students’ Movement Against Discrimination...

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Why and how can a constitution be created?

The Students Against Discrimination, a movement that led the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country, demanded a new constitution, repealing the...

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Hearing on legality of 15th amendment Oct 30

The rule hearing on the legality of the 15th amendment that scrapped the provision of caretaker government system in the constitution of Bangladesh will be held at the High Court in Dhaka on October 30.