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The procedure for amendments is demarcated in Article 142, a bill must be presented in the Jatiya Sangsad with the support of no less than two-thirds of all its members (233 MPs). [4] Amending the Constitution of Bangladesh is the process of making changes to the nation's supreme law.
The Constitution of Bangladesh [a] is the supreme law of Bangladesh. Adopted by the 'controversial' [1] [2] [3] and virtually "one-party" [4] Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh on 4 November 1972, it came into effect on 16 December 1972. The Constitution establishes Bangladesh as a unitary parliamentary republic.
The reserved seats expired in 1988 and no steps were taken to replace them. The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh increased the reserved seats to 30 for ten more years in 1990. [2] The provision expired in 2001. [3] The 14th amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was passed on 17 May 2004 increased the reserved seats to 45. [2]
Bangladesh Italian Marble Works Ltd. v. Government of Bangladesh is a case of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. In a significant verdict in 2010, the court overturned the fifth amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh made in 1979; and strengthened the secular democratic character of the Bangladeshi republic.
Pages in category "Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Incorporated four original fundamental state policies of the 1972 constitution nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism. Increased number of women reserved seats to 50 from existing 45. After article 7 it inserted articles 7(a) and 7(b) in a bid to end take over of power through extra-constitutional means.
In Bangladesh, media bias and disinformation is restricted under the certain constitutional amendments as described by the country's post-independence constitution. The Penal Code, one of the criminal codes deals with the media crime, which according to the law may be applicable to all substantive aspects of criminal law. [2]
It laid down a list of fundamental rights in Bangladesh. The original 1972 constitution is often cited as the most democratic in Bangladesh's history, given later amendments which undermined the constitution's democratic credentials, including the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary and the freedom of MPs to vote and debate ...