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...
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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.
Rewriting or reform of constitution suggested
Legal experts, academics and professionals at a dialogue on Saturday mostly suggested rewriting the constitution, while some of them opted for reforms of the constitution during the...
Towards a new republic
THE reign of terror unleashed by an autocratic regime for over 15 years is over. People鈥檚 power has triumphed. Now that an interim government has been formed, it is time to focus on writing a new constitution for the country. It is now an opportune moment for a complete and fundamental reset. At this crossroads in Bangladesh鈥檚 history, there is a...
Revamp of constitution demanded
Speakers in a discussion on Wednesday demanded a revamp of the constitution to plug loopholes preventing any dictators from rising in future...
Constitutional recognition of nat鈥檒 minorities sought
Students and youths from ethnic minority communities rallied on Friday, demanding constitutional recognition and protection of the rights of ethnic minorities in the country...
Thai opposition to choose new leader, new party name
Thailand鈥檚 main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) will select a new leader on Thursday, a senior official said, before it relaunches under a new name to counter a court-mandated dissolution...
Thai court bans popular politician, dissolves party
Thailand鈥檚 most popular politician was banned from politics for 10 years and his party dissolved on Wednesday over his attempt to reform the kingdom鈥檚 archaic royal defamation laws...
Ensuring nutrition security
ACCORDING to the Constitution of Bangladesh, nutrition is a basic human right, and the government has made significant investments to ensure it. Over the years, the nation has made substantial progress in reducing malnutrition, with the hunger score improving...
Govt move to allow pvt sector to handle personal data decried
Speakers including lawyers, politicians, cyber security experts and activists on Saturday slammed the government鈥檚 move to allow the private sector to...
Nepali police clash with pro-monarchy demonstrators
Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state....
Politics is constitutional right, hooliganism is not
The High Court coming to allow activities of all political organisations on the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology campus by granting a stay on the decision...