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The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was passed on 30 June 2011. [1] On 17 December 2024, it was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This amendment made some significant changes to the constitution: [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
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.
A preliminary report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights published on 16 August 2024 stated that more than 400 fatalities were reported nationwide between 16 July and 4 August, mainly due to violence carried out by state forces such as the Bangladesh Police, RAB, BGB and Army, as well as the Chhatra League ...
The protests initially broke out over student anger against quotas that set aside 30% of government jobs for the families of those who fought for independence from Pakistan.
The Government of Bangladesh and Others was a case brought before the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The writ petition was filed three years after the Government of Bangladesh , amid the 2018 quota reform movement , issued a circular declaring the existing quotas for descendants of 1971 Liberation War ...
The only form of interim government that has been constitutional in the past under the country's law was the Caretaker government system introduced in 1996 through the 13th Amendment but this was overturned by the Awami League regime in 2011 through the 15th Amendment, which repealed the former. [112]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation after weeks of violent protests, announced on Monday in a televised address by the army chief, has brought focus once more to the country's ...
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.