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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.
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.
The intense bickering between the League and BNP, often dubbed the Battle of the Begums, continued. The Hasina government abolished the provision of caretaker government in the constitution through the controversial Fifteenth Amendment. [1] The move was seen by the BNP as an attempt to corrupt the election process in favour of the League.
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.
The caretaker government system was scrapped along with the 13th amendment in 2011 through the passage of the 15th amendment of the constitution to allow the elected government to conduct any general election in the future, [3] with the chief justice of Bangladesh, A.B.M. Khairul Haque, declaring the caretaker government system illegal and ...
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However, on 17 December 2024, 15th amendment was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Sheikh Hasina was the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history until her forced resignation on 5 August 2024, which left the position empty.