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Abolished the caretaker government system which was incorporated through 13th amendment to the constitution in 1996 but later ruled out by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Acknowledged Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation. Abolished referendum system from the constitution.
The Fifteenth Amendment was passed on 30 June 2011 made some significant changes to the constitution. The amendment made following changes to the constitution: [11] Increased number of women reserve 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 2011, the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League-led government abolished caretaker governments with the 15th constitutional amendment. [5] This amendment was opposed by the BNP and other parties. [6] According to Hasina, the courts could dissolve parliament. [7] According to Ershad in 2012, there was popular support for caretaker ...
The Supreme Court gave the verdict in the case of Bangladesh Italian Marble Works Ltd. v. Government of Bangladesh. While implementing the supreme court's verdict in the Fifteenth Amendment in 2011, the Awami League-led parliament abolished the caretaker government system, which the party itself had advocated in 1996.
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.
The Bangladesh Code is an official compilation and codification of laws in Bangladesh, which is published by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The code was initiated in 1973 and first published in 1977. It has 47 volumes, of which 24 are in English and 23 are in Bengali.
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The interim government under Muhammad Yunus faces a legal challenge due to constitutional and legal inconsistencies. The Appellate Division’s 2011 ruling invalidated the 13th Amendment, which introduced the caretaker government system, making it legally obsolete. The 15th Amendment reinforced this by abolishing the caretaker provision altogether.