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Representation of People Order was passed on 26 December 1972 and repealed Legal Framework Order and the National and Provincial Assemblies (Election) Ordinance of 1970. [1] The law governs the election of members of parliament in Bangladesh and the registration of political parties with the Election Commission. [1]
Representation of the People Act is a stock short title used in Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Mauritius, Pakistan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and Vanuatu for legislation dealing with the electoral system. [1]
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 Bangladesh Abandoned Property (Control, Management and Disposal) Order, 1972 (President's Order) The Bangladesh (Adaptation of Insurance Act) Order, 1972 (President's Order) The Bangladesh Bank (Demonetisation of Currency Notes) Order, 1972 (President's Order) The Bangladesh Constituent Assembly Members (Cessation of Membership) Order, 1972 ...
The 1969 act did not empower returning officers to challenge the accuracy of the description. [6] The provision (restated in 1983 ) was exploited by spoiler candidates using descriptions confusingly close to those of major parties; notoriously, the Liberal Democrat candidate lost a 1994 Euro election when Richard Huggett took votes running as a ...
The 1972 constitution adopted as state policy the Awami League's (AL) four basic principles of nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy. A key author of the constitution of Bangladesh was Dr Kamal Hossain, who has since been a major political figure of the country.
The second amendment of the constitution was passed on 22 September 1973. It suspended some of the fundamental rights of the citizens during a state of emergency. The act made following changes to the constitution: [6] Amended Articles 26, 63, 72 and 142. Substituted Article 33. Inserted a new Part IXA to the constitution.
The Assembly approved the constitution on 4 November 1972, and it took effect on 16 December 1972—a day commemorated as Victory day in Bangladesh. [20] Once the constitution took effect, the constituent assembly became the provisional parliament of Bangladesh until the first elections under the new constitution took place in 1973.