Bangladesh Constitution

Proposals for a balanced government

The debates about Bangladesh's forthcoming constitution have been lively, involving many participants.

Star interview / Constitution needs rewriting to bar autocracy

TDS: What’s your take on the uprising that toppled the Awami League regime?

Charting a new course

Political settlement and constitutional reform in post-autocratic Bangladesh.

Quota reform should be guided by constitutional principles

To attain the objectives of both strong institutions and inclusivity, assistance need not always come in the form of a quota for the backward sections.

The constitutionality of building kitchen markets over bulldozed homes

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently went on to evict 87 families in the Miranzilla sweeper colony.

Who is eligible to be a Supreme Court judge?

The requirements are specified in the Bangladesh Constitution.

Why are our digital laws so troublesome?

Regulation should not mean suppression of freedom of speech and thought.

We must uphold the constitution

People’s well-being should be at the top of the state’s priorities

Citizens’ fundamental rights are not the executive’s choice

Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?

October 1, 2024
October 1, 2024

Proposals for a balanced government

The debates about Bangladesh's forthcoming constitution have been lively, involving many participants.

September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024

Constitution needs rewriting to bar autocracy

TDS: What’s your take on the uprising that toppled the Awami League regime?

August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024

Charting a new course

Political settlement and constitutional reform in post-autocratic Bangladesh.

July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024

Quota reform should be guided by constitutional principles

To attain the objectives of both strong institutions and inclusivity, assistance need not always come in the form of a quota for the backward sections.

June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024

The constitutionality of building kitchen markets over bulldozed homes

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently went on to evict 87 families in the Miranzilla sweeper colony.

December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022

Who is eligible to be a Supreme Court judge?

The requirements are specified in the Bangladesh Constitution.

December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022

Why are our digital laws so troublesome?

Regulation should not mean suppression of freedom of speech and thought.

November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022

We must uphold the constitution

People’s well-being should be at the top of the state’s priorities

September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022

Citizens’ fundamental rights are not the executive’s choice

Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?

August 20, 2022
August 20, 2022

Restricted abortion rights in the US will affect us all

To say that Roe v Wade does not affect us is untrue. It jeopardises women's right to choose all over the world.