Anisuzzaman’s uncompromising, moral leadership
It was a privilege for me to work with professor Anisuzzaman in the drafting of the Constitution. I had the extraordinary good fortune of knowing him for more than 50 years, since our school days in St Gregory’s School, Dhaka. Since then we have travelled side by side towards the independence of the country and in the struggles for democracy.
A journey from darkness to light
On 28 December he [jail superintendent] came to me and said that I should pack up as he had received an order that I was to ‘shift to new location’. My immediate reaction was one of joy, at the prospect of leaving the jail after nearly nine months of solitary confinement.
Our constitution and the goals of independence
The Constitution which we adopted on November 4, 1972 and which came into force on December 16, 1972 is unquestionably the outcome of our victory in the Liberation War, won at the cost of countless lives. It bears the signatures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Syed Nazrul Islam and Tajuddin Ahmad.
Our Constitution and the Goals of Independence
The Constitution, adopted on November 4, 1972 and which came into force on December 16 that year is unquestionably the outcome of our victory in the Liberation war. We can derive satisfaction that the Constitution has survived for over four decades. We, thus, have the opportunity to now assess the extent to which the goals of the Constitution have been realised.
Bangladesh - 47th Anniversary of Victory
We are celebrating the 47th anniversary of our independence today. Our independence was won through the sacrifices of countless lives and untold sufferings.
A judge of the highest standing
We can recall with respect that Justice AB Mahmud Husain was the second chief justice of Bangladesh, immediately after the constitution of the Supreme Court.
Vital for protecting people's rights
In the absence of a functionally independent judiciary there can be no guarantee for the Rule of law in the country or protection of the citizens' fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.
The role of the judiciary
Our current history begins from the emergence of independent states in societies which till then had been under colonial rule.
HUMAN RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMCORACY
Two transitions are taking place simultaneously: the first is the political transition from the pre-independence authoritarian to a post-
May 17, 2020
Anisuzzaman’s uncompromising, moral leadership
It was a privilege for me to work with professor Anisuzzaman in the drafting of the Constitution. I had the extraordinary good fortune of knowing him for more than 50 years, since our school days in St Gregory’s School, Dhaka. Since then we have travelled side by side towards the independence of the country and in the struggles for democracy.
January 10, 2020
A journey from darkness to light
On 28 December he [jail superintendent] came to me and said that I should pack up as he had received an order that I was to ‘shift to new location’. My immediate reaction was one of joy, at the prospect of leaving the jail after nearly nine months of solitary confinement.
December 18, 2018
Our constitution and the goals of independence
The Constitution which we adopted on November 4, 1972 and which came into force on December 16, 1972 is unquestionably the outcome of our victory in the Liberation War, won at the cost of countless lives. It bears the signatures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Syed Nazrul Islam and Tajuddin Ahmad.
December 16, 2018
Our Constitution and the Goals of Independence
The Constitution, adopted on November 4, 1972 and which came into force on December 16 that year is unquestionably the outcome of our victory in the Liberation war. We can derive satisfaction that the Constitution has survived for over four decades. We, thus, have the opportunity to now assess the extent to which the goals of the Constitution have been realised.
December 16, 2018
Bangladesh - 47th Anniversary of Victory
We are celebrating the 47th anniversary of our independence today. Our independence was won through the sacrifices of countless lives and untold sufferings.
August 3, 2017
A judge of the highest standing
We can recall with respect that Justice AB Mahmud Husain was the second chief justice of Bangladesh, immediately after the constitution of the Supreme Court.
March 25, 2017
Vital for protecting people's rights
In the absence of a functionally independent judiciary there can be no guarantee for the Rule of law in the country or protection of the citizens' fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.
December 12, 2016
The role of the judiciary
Our current history begins from the emergence of independent states in societies which till then had been under colonial rule.
November 5, 2016
HUMAN RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMCORACY
Two transitions are taking place simultaneously: the first is the political transition from the pre-independence authoritarian to a post-
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