Oaths of the MPs: A Constitutional Conundrum
The oaths of the newly elected MPs have given rise to a constitutional conundrum. These oaths may be constitutional in both textual as well as literal senses. However, there are honest questions to be answered.
2m ago
Office of Profit: a “Common Sense” understanding
In a generic sense, all the posts, positions, and offices of the republic, including the presidency, are “offices of profit”.
1y ago
Making sense of the MPs’ Constituency Works
How problematic the constituency activities of our MPs may appear, parliament members’ constituency work is considered necessary in all types of representative democracies. Professor Philip Norton of the UK House of Lords has outlined at least seven aspects of the MPs’ constituency work.
3y ago
How related is Parliament to the Public?
Parliament claims to be the most representative branch of a state and marks itself as a safety valve against democratic failure and authoritarian take over.
3y ago
Digital parliament: Problems of engagement and accountability
Parliament’s relation with the executive is a matter of continuous attention. It holds the executive accountable on behalf of the people.
4y ago
Could Jatiya Sangsad expel Ms Tamanna Nusrat, MP?
Member of the Parliament from one of the women’s reserved seats, Ms Tamanna Nusrat’s loathsome forgery in public examination, her permanent expulsion from the Open University and a subsequent expulsion from the local unit of the ruling party have put the whole fabric of parliament’s institutional morale in question.
4y ago
Rohingya crisis: An effective playmaker in the reserved bench
Rohingya refugees are hitting Bangladesh hard. International support for a strong measure against the recalcitrant Myanmar seems a far cry.
4y ago
Introduction of separation of powers and checks and balances in the UK?
The recent Parliament Prorogation Case in the United Kingdom has generated a lot of curiosity across the globe.
4y ago
February 23, 2024
Oaths of the MPs: A Constitutional Conundrum
The oaths of the newly elected MPs have given rise to a constitutional conundrum. These oaths may be constitutional in both textual as well as literal senses. However, there are honest questions to be answered.
March 3, 2023
Office of Profit: a “Common Sense” understanding
In a generic sense, all the posts, positions, and offices of the republic, including the presidency, are “offices of profit”.
December 22, 2020
Making sense of the MPs’ Constituency Works
How problematic the constituency activities of our MPs may appear, parliament members’ constituency work is considered necessary in all types of representative democracies. Professor Philip Norton of the UK House of Lords has outlined at least seven aspects of the MPs’ constituency work.
November 3, 2020
How related is Parliament to the Public?
Parliament claims to be the most representative branch of a state and marks itself as a safety valve against democratic failure and authoritarian take over.
February 4, 2020
Digital parliament: Problems of engagement and accountability
Parliament’s relation with the executive is a matter of continuous attention. It holds the executive accountable on behalf of the people.
December 17, 2019
Could Jatiya Sangsad expel Ms Tamanna Nusrat, MP?
Member of the Parliament from one of the women’s reserved seats, Ms Tamanna Nusrat’s loathsome forgery in public examination, her permanent expulsion from the Open University and a subsequent expulsion from the local unit of the ruling party have put the whole fabric of parliament’s institutional morale in question.
November 5, 2019
Rohingya crisis: An effective playmaker in the reserved bench
Rohingya refugees are hitting Bangladesh hard. International support for a strong measure against the recalcitrant Myanmar seems a far cry.
October 8, 2019
Introduction of separation of powers and checks and balances in the UK?
The recent Parliament Prorogation Case in the United Kingdom has generated a lot of curiosity across the globe.
September 24, 2019
The ‘Eastminster’ Parliament of Ours
Westminster parliamentary system is both a political heritage and a concept. Jurisdictions featuring the Westminster model around the world got it either as a matter of ‘implanted’ colonial legacy (South Asia, for example) or as a system ‘transplanted’ by the settlers of British ancestry (Australia, for example).
May 28, 2019
Our ‘Problematic’ Law Making Process
Legislative process in our parliament is claimed to be an upshot of the Westminster parliament. Like the Westminster, here government businesses are prioritised over private member initiatives for law making. However, unlike the Westminster, opposition and backbencher voices in Bangladesh
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