constitution
How standing committees can keep upazila parishads responsible
Utilising standing committees to their fullest potential is a crucial step towards enhancing democratic institutions.
Don’t normalise living in fear
Bangladesh is a nation that is being carried almost entirely by the labour of its underprivileged and uneducated people, who slave away at garment factories and toil abroad to send back remittances.
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.
Move on to extend women MPs tenure
The government has moved to make the 17th amendment to the constitution to extend the tenure of women in reserved seats in parliament.
'Govt argument to empower JS arbitrary'
The argument for empowering the parliament to remove Supreme Court judges for restoration of 1972 constitution appears as "cheap,
SC critical
The government becomes arrogant and uncontrolled in the absence of checks and balances and effective watchdog mechanism, observes the Supreme Court in the verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the constitution.
Verdict on 16th Amendment: Lawmakers tear into higher courts
Seniors ministers and MPs from the treasury and opposition benches yesterday launched a blistering attack on the High Court and the Supreme Court for judgments against the Jatiya Sangsad's power to remove their judges for incapacity or misconduct.
News Analysis: Free Judiciary / A dream too far
The judiciary is yet to be allowed to have the independence offered by the original constitution 45 years ago, making the idea of
16th Amendment / Govt moves to SC for stay on HC verdict
The government yesterday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the High Court verdict that scrapped the 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach its judges for misconduct or incapacity.
Curb on Pahela Baishakh celebration a medieval thinking: Sultana Kamal
Demanding withdrawal of restrictions on Pahela Baishakh celebration programme, rights activist Sultana Kamal says the decision is reflection of “medieval thought”.
Two ministers kept mum at cabinet meeting
Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, who have been convicted of contempt of court, have neither violated the constitution nor broken their oath of office by making comments on the chief justice, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.
Writ challenging Islam as state religion rejected
Islam retains the status of state religion with the High Court rejecting a writ petition challenging the legality of a constitutional provision in this regard.
Jamaat calls hartal today
The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday called for a dawn-to-dusk “peaceful” hartal for today to protest “the conspiracy against Islam's status as the state religion in the constitution”.
BNP for new govt model
If voted to power, the BNP will ensure a balance of power in the executive branch of the government by bringing necessary amendments to the constitution, party chief Khaleda Zia said yesterday. “In recent years, people have had a deep realisation that the absolute executive authority of prime minister has given rise to a despotic and authoritarian rule,” she said, addressing her party's national council in the capital.
Stay alert to any threat, safeguard sovereignty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the army men to stay alert to any internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country's constitution and sovereignty.
Stay ready to protect constitution, sovereignty, PM to army
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.
Legal notice seeks halt to DMP’s personal info collection
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice seeking a halt to the move by Dhaka Metropolitan Police to collect identification information of landlords and tenants in Dhaka terming it as “violation of rights to privacy”.
BNP now to elect its senior vice-chair
The BNP has amended its constitution to include a provision for electing the senior vice-chairman through an election during the party's sixth national council on March 19.
Writing verdict after retirement not unconstitutional
Rejecting the chief justice's remark that a judge's act of writing verdicts after retirement goes against the law and the constitution, Law
