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,
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice seeking a halt to the move by Dhaka Metropolitan Police to collect identification information of landlords and tenants in Dhaka terming it as “violation of rights to privacy”.
The BNP has amended its constitution to include a provision for electing the senior vice-chairman through an election during the party's sixth national council on March 19.
Rejecting the chief justice's remark that a judge's act of writing verdicts after retirement goes against the law and the constitution, Law
A day into the execution of war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, the law minister today reiterated that the two sought presidential clemency, which was contradicted yesterday by their families and lawyers.
A parliamentary body recommends that the authorities scrap registration of TIB for making what it termed “derogatory comments about the parliament”.
Two parties agree to share PM and President posts, allotting VP, Speaker and deputy Speaker berths to other parties
A party's constitution encompasses the written rules by which political parties form and organise their affairs. A well-crafted constitution incorporates democratic values and procedures which is an essential first step in party-building.
Nepal has formally adopted a new constitution, nearly a decade after the country ended a long-running civil war.
High Court rejects a writ petition that challenged legality of the constitutional provision that recognises Islam as the state religion.
