Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh

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Amendments

First amendment

Passed on 15 July 1973, the first amended was made to the Article 47 of the constitution. The amendment inserted an additional clause, Article 47(3) that allowed punishment and prosecution of war criminals under international law. A new Article 47A was also added, which specified that certain fundamental rights will be inapplicable in those cases.[4]

Second amendment

Second amendment of the constitution was passed on 22 September 1973 that suspended some of the fundamental rights of the citizens during a state of emergency.[5] The act made following changes to the constitution:

  • Amended articles 26, 63, 72 and 142.
  • Substituted Article 33.
  • Inserted a new Part IXA to the constitution.

Fifteenth amendment

The Fifteenth Amendment was passed on 25 June 2011 made some significant changes to the constitution. The amendment scrapped the system of Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. It also made following changes to the constitution:[6]

  • Increased number of women reserve seats to 50 from existing 45.
  • After the article 7 it inserted articles 7(a) and 7(b) in a bid to end take over of power through extra-constitutional means.
  • Restored secularism and freedom of religion.
  • Incorporated nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism as the fundamental principles of the state policy.
  • Acknowledged Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation.

Sixteenth amendment

16th amendment of the constitution was passed by the parliament on September 17, 2014 which gave power to the Jatiyo Shangshad to remove judges if allegations of incapability or misconduct against them are proved.[7] On 5 May 2016, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh declared the 16th Amendment illegal and contradictory to the Constitution.[8]

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