Constitutional Reform Commission holds meeting with Judiciary Reform Commission
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.
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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...
Constitution Reform Commission to launch nation-wide survey
The constitution reform commission would soon launch a nation-wide survey with the help of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to get public opinion...
Georgia parliament convenes amid legitimacy crisis
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...
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...
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.
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...
Constitution Reform Commission meets leaders of professional bodies
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.
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鈥檚 aspirations, particularly in the spirit of the July-August Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination...
Constitution must ensure fundamental rights, professionals tell commission
Representatives from several professional bodies on Thursday recommended that the constitution make the fulfillment of the citizens鈥� fundamental rights binding for the state...
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...
Experts debate constitutional reforms, call for consensus
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 body to seek written opinions from parties
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...
Constitution reform must prevent return of fascism: discussion
Speakers, including lawyers, at a discussion on Saturday urged the people not to scrap the existing constitution on a whim...
Dr Kamal suggests updating constitution
Eminent jurist and constitution expert Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday suggested updating the country鈥檚 constitution.
Students for cancellation of 鈥�72 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...
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.
Constitutional reform commission meeting held
The nine-member constitutional reform commission held its first in-person meeting on the Jatiya Sangsad premises in the capital on Monday.
BNP seeks restoration of CG system in Bangladesh on 10 grounds
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 reform commissions seek people鈥檚 opinion
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...
Constitution reform: embracing multidisciplinary approach
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..
A call to harness net zero vision
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...
Path to restore democracy
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...
Growing threat to civil liberties
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...
Elected parliament better for constitution change: BNP
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...
Justifications for a new constitution
FOLLOWING the avid days of a successful student-mass uprising, gross injustice will be done to the blood spilled on the walls and streets of Bangladesh in the months of July and August of 2024 if significant reforms are not made to the system. The immense plight of Bangladeshis in the time following up to the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚...
Ali Riaz named as head of Constitution Reform Commission
Eminent political scientist Professor Ali Riaz has been named as the head of the Constitution Reform Commission, replacing Shahdeen Malik, a Supreme Court lawyer, according to a Cabinet Division circular issued in Dhaka on Wednesday...
AG backs constitutional reform commissions
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday backed the interim government鈥檚 decision to establish six reform commissions, underscoring their importance for restoring constitutional institutions allegedly damaged during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 15-year rule...
Human rights and present dilemma
THE constitution of Bangladesh had been the core legal instrument to provide protection of the fundamental rights of the citizens, and that should have been the primary task, albeit creating institutions to run the state and to set rules for running those institutions. But our constitution at the very outset wrongly attempted to define the ethnic identity of...
Spirits of student movement must be implemented: discussion
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a discussion said that Thoughts of Abul Mansur Ahmad were still relevant after victory of the students and people movement on August 5.