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...
Syria鈥檚 new government spokesman told AFP on Thursday the country鈥檚 constitution and parliament would be suspended for the duration of the three-month transition period.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to begin the public opinion survey countrywide on the constitution reform today...
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...
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...
A view exchange meeting between the members of Constitutional Reform Commission and the Judiciary Reform Commission was held at the latter鈥檚 office in Dhaka on Tuesday.
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...
The constitution reform commission would soon launch a nation-wide survey with the help of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to get public opinion...
Georgia鈥檚 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...
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...
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.
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...
The Constitution Reform Commission on Sunday held a fresh meeting with the leaders of different professional bodies as part of its view exchange with the stakeholders over the reform of the constitution.
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鈥檚 aspirations, particularly in the spirit of the July-August Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination...
Representatives from several professional bodies on Thursday recommended that the constitution make the fulfillment of the citizens鈥� fundamental rights binding for the state...
The Students Against Discrimination, a movement that led the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country, demanded a new constitution, repealing the...
Legal and academic experts at a discussion on Monday underscored the need for a constituent assembly and a national consensus to amend the constitution, raising questions about聽the...
Constitution Reform Commission chairman Ali Riaz on Sunday said that the commission would not engage directly with the political parties, but request written opinion and...
Speakers, including lawyers, at a discussion on Saturday urged the people not to scrap the existing constitution on a whim...
Eminent jurist and constitution expert Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday suggested updating the country鈥檚 constitution.
Inqilab Mancha, a platform of students from different universities, at a rally demanded cancellation of the constitution of 1972 and removal of president Muhammed Shahabuddin...
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.
The nine-member constitutional reform commission held its first in-person meeting on the Jatiya Sangsad premises in the capital on Monday.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in his review petition with the apex court, has placed 10 grounds to restore the caretaker government system.
Three out of six reform commissions constituted by the interim government have decided to seek people鈥檚 recommendations and opinions for preparing proposals for the government to reform the organisations and the systems...
After the fall of the Hasina-led authoritarian regime on August 5 amid the student-led mass uprising in July and August, a debate emerged over whether to reform the existing constitution or draft an entirely new one. Many argued that the current constitution, after years of politically motivated amendments and modifications, has lost its original..
THE interim government has announced six commissions for reforms in the constitution, the electoral system, the judiciary, the police, the Anti-corruption Commission and public administration. Considering the significance, urgency and challenges of Net Zero Vision 2050, the government should add environment commission to the cart as well. As efforts to...
I believe that the selection of Professor Ali Riaz as head of the Constitution Reform Commission was an excellent decision. I support Professor Riaz鈥檚 proposal to rewrite the constitution rather than continuing with amendments...
MOB violence, where citizens take matters into their own hands, has emerged as a troubling issue in Bangladesh. This type of vigilantism not only disrupts the legal framework but also endangers the civil liberties enshrined in the constitution of Bangladesh. Often driven by dissatisfaction with the justice system鈥檚 delays, such actions bypass legal procedures...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that a parliament elected by the people of the country was better for the radical change of the constitution or formulating a new constitution...