constitutional amendment

A ‘new’ constitution and our obsession with texts

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.

How to get out of the constitutional gridlock?

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim

Can BNP really put up a good fight?

One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign

16th Amendment: SCBA criticises govt for filing review petition

Protesting the government's move to seek review of the Supreme Court verdict on the 16th constitutional amendment, the Supreme

News Analysis / Tirade Against SC: AL following in JP footsteps?

MPs in the current Parliament seem to have followed in footsteps of their predecessors in the fourth Jatiya Sangsad to launch an aggressive attack on the Supreme Court for scrapping a constitutional amendment.

Verdict on 16th Amendment: Lawmakers tear into higher courts

Seniors ministers and MPs from the treasury and opposition benches yesterday launched a blistering attack on the High Court and the Supreme Court for judgments against the Jatiya Sangsad's power to remove their judges for incapacity or misconduct.

Editorial / The HC ruling on the 16th amendment

The HC on Thursday declared the 16th constitutional amendment as illegal, unconstitutional and against the principles of the separation of powers between the various organs of the state and the independence of the judiciary.

Nepal's crisis drags on as ethnic minorities reject charter amendment

Nepal's ethnic minorities have rejected a constitutional amendment, dashing hopes of an end to a political crisis that has led to fuel shortages and hampered deliveries of relief materials to survivors of last year's earthquakes.

October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024

A ‘new’ constitution and our obsession with texts

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

How to get out of the constitutional gridlock?

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim

August 6, 2023
August 6, 2023

Can BNP really put up a good fight?

One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign

December 26, 2017
December 26, 2017

16th Amendment: SCBA criticises govt for filing review petition

Protesting the government's move to seek review of the Supreme Court verdict on the 16th constitutional amendment, the Supreme

July 17, 2017
July 17, 2017

Tirade Against SC: AL following in JP footsteps?

MPs in the current Parliament seem to have followed in footsteps of their predecessors in the fourth Jatiya Sangsad to launch an aggressive attack on the Supreme Court for scrapping a constitutional amendment.

July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017

Verdict on 16th Amendment: Lawmakers tear into higher courts

Seniors ministers and MPs from the treasury and opposition benches yesterday launched a blistering attack on the High Court and the Supreme Court for judgments against the Jatiya Sangsad's power to remove their judges for incapacity or misconduct.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

The HC ruling on the 16th amendment

The HC on Thursday declared the 16th constitutional amendment as illegal, unconstitutional and against the principles of the separation of powers between the various organs of the state and the independence of the judiciary.

January 24, 2016
January 24, 2016

Nepal's crisis drags on as ethnic minorities reject charter amendment

Nepal's ethnic minorities have rejected a constitutional amendment, dashing hopes of an end to a political crisis that has led to fuel shortages and hampered deliveries of relief materials to survivors of last year's earthquakes.