Bangladesh to Review Constitution!!! This may hits many Bangladeshi to bloom up the patriot feel and specially to those who are not directly involved with politics (50%+) Who depends on constitution ,who love Bangladesh, Who pray a dignified Bangladesh, Who dream eco-rights democratic power, who bear lots of pain as being Bangladeshi -comparing developed contry ,who believe in good governance,

We have natural unlimited resources, what we don??t have? -we don??t have good governance system. So all the power gained political parties gain the harassment of devastating failures! Go through the fact.? What is government? Government is the execution body?to follow the Constitution! If there is systematic mistake in constitution .How can any govern well? So after 38years of failure -it seems to review.??So review ?please review consciously.

I only request Take it seriously!!!?Don??t limit till get the successful Models. Mind it we are still not satisfied in our any expectations!!! For Example Economy?? ?,gas?? , Electricity??, Education,?? Health??-gurumia

sources :The House yesterday formed a special parliamentary committee devoid of representation from the main opposition BNP, to chalk out a constitutional amendment proposal.

The 15-member committee, headed by Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, consists of only Awami League-led ruling alliance lawmakers, as BNP declined to nominate a representative following an invitation from the ruling party. No post was kept reserved for an opposition representative either.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is also the Leader of the House, brought a motion for the committee’s formation under section 266 of the rules of procedure of Jatiya Sangsad, and made a brief statement.

She said the amendment to the constitution is “necessary for upholding democracy, and for blocking the way for usurpation of state power through imposition of martial laws in future”.

Earlier in the day, BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain said the “All-party Parliamentary Committee” is unconstitutional, and its formation contradicts the rules of procedure of the parliament.

Unanimously approved by the House boycotted by BNP, the special committee will examine the constitution and place a report in the parliament proposing necessary amendments to the country’s charter. But it was not given any timeframe for submitting that report.

The committee was also empowered to seek opinions of constitutional experts, and to invite them to its meetings.

“The constitution needs to be amended to block the way for illegal usurpation of state power,” Hasina said moving the motion.

She said keeping democratic rule upheld is the only way to economic development of a country. “Our prime objective is to establish that democratic trend.”

She however did not make it clear whether her government will move to restore the original constitution of 1972 through the amendment.

In defence of the move to amend the constitution, the premier said the constitution, the supreme law of the land, was damaged in the name of amendments through martial law proclamations during about four years following the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975.

“Therefore, re-amendments to the constitution is required in line with the High Court verdict,” Hasina said.

Ending her 10-minute speech, Hasina proposed the names of the members and chief of the committee.

In absence of the opposition lawmakers led by BNP, treasury bench deputies voted for the motion, and it got the parliament’s nod amid a huge rejoice, and desk thumping.

Suranjit Sengupta, chief of the parliamentary standing committee on law justice and parliamentary affairs ministry, was made the co-chair of the committee consisting lawmakers of AL, Jatiya Party, Workers Party, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.

The other members are Amir Hossain Amu, Abdur Razzaq, Tofail Ahmed, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Rahmat Ali, Syed Ashraful Islam, Fazle Rabbi Mia, Rashed Khan Menon, Abdul Matin Khasru, Hasanul Haq Inu, Anisul Islam Mahmud, Hasan Mahmud, and Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury.

Treasury Bench Chief Whip Abdus Shahid, who wrote to Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia on Sunday night, requesting her to nominate an opposition lawmaker for the committee, said on Tuesday that a post would be kept vacant for BNP.

But contacted by The Daily Star last evening after the formation of the committee, Shahid said he has nothing to do now as the committee has already been formed.

Asked if he will reply to the opposition chief whip’s letter that sought explanation for the committee’s formation, Shahid said he knew nothing about it.

Shahid ruled out that the BNP secretary general’s remark, and said the committee was formed certainly following the constitution and the rules of procedure of the parliament.

Hasina, during her motion speech said the people gave her government the historic mandate in the December 29, 2008 parliamentary election, and created an opportunity for it to carry the historic responsibility.

“It is imperative to carry out the historic responsibility,” she said.

She also termed the High Court verdict “a landmark”, which had declared illegal the fifth amendment and the military regimes between August 15, 1975 to April 9, 1979.

The HC verdict, which was declared in 2005, was upheld by the Appellatte Division in February this year.

The fifth amendment to the constitution was passed in the parliament in 1979 ratifying all actions of preceding military rulers, including amendments to the constitution, which had been made under martial law regulations and proclamations.

Hasina said the country got the constitution through sacrifice of 30 lakh peoples’ lives and at the cost of 2 lakh mothers’ and sisters’ sanctity.

But the constitution was wounded repeatedly by bayonets of soldiers following the August 15, 1975 blood bath, she added.

Hasina said there is no provision of declaring martial law in the constitution, nor in the army’s act and regulations. But martial law was declared on August 20, 1975.

She also said members of the military had to become victims of the martial law as thousands of officers and soldiers were killed and punished, and a countless number of political leaders and activists were tortured. “We don’t want recurrence of such incidents,” she added.

Meanwhile, the prime minister is likely to give some important directives to her party deputies to assist the government’s constitution amendment move, as she is scheduled to speak at a meeting of AL parliamentary party today.

BNP’S REACTION

The rules of procedure of the parliament does not allow formation of any “All-party Parliamentary Committee”, although section 76 of the constitution allows formation of a special committee, BNP Secretary General Delwar Hossain said at a media briefing at the party’s central office in Nayapaltan prior to the committees formation yesterday.

Urging the ruling party to move away from amending the constitution, he said the consequence will not be good, if the government imposes anything on the people.

He said the Supreme Court may give explanation of a constitutional amendment but it cannot direct to amend the charter. “Only the parliament can amend the constitution, which might be amended considering national interest, not the interest of any party,” he added.

He also criticised ruling AL for not maintaining the protocol of the opposition leader when it send the letter to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia asking her to nominate her party representative in the committee.

The letter should have been sent by the leader or the deputy leader of the House, he said.

In a reply to the letter BNP wanted to know about possible amendments, but the ruling alliance formed the committee in a hurry without answering the questions, he said.

“The committee is being formed hurriedly with an ill motive. Never before a plan for formation of a parliamentary committee was announced before it being planced in the House. What the ruling party did this time, is a first.” he said.

He said no normal person supports military rule, but it was AL which in 1986 gave legitimacy to General Ershad’s military rule.
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President of Bangladesh Awami League and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the objectives and aims of the 1972 constitution would be upheld.The Prime Minister made the assertion while making her inaugural speech to the central working committee meeting of Bangladesh Awami League at her official residence Gonobhaban here.

The meeting was organized to finalize the programmes of National Mourning Day on August 15, observe the anniversary of August 21 grenade attack on Awami League rally and discuss the overall political situation in the country.

The Prime Minister presided over the meeting while party General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam moderated it.

Sheikh Hasina said an all-party parliamentary committee will be formed during the current session at the Jatiya Sangsad for amending the constitution in the light of the recent Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the Fifth Amendment.

She said the post `75 military autocratic rulers repeatedly distorted the constitution of the country as they wanted to destroy the spirit of independence, liberation war and democracy to consolidate their grip on power, but the people put up resistance against them time and again.

The Prime Minister said the people of this country with huge expectations voted Awami League to power with a landmark victory in the last general elections. She urged the party leaders and workers to work for strengthening democracy, attaining economic emancipation and development to give due respect to the people’s confidence.

She said the government is working relentlessly for attaining economic emancipation of the people, holding trials of the war criminals and establishing digital Bangladesh as per its election pledges.

Referring to ongoing development activities in all fields, she said 90 percent of the annual development programme (ADP) has been implemented, foreign exchange reserve has shot up to all time high and foreign investment increased in a massive way.
Sheikh Hasina alleged that a conspiracy was hatched to destabilize the government through the BDR mutiny immediately after assuming power. She said a transparent trial of the mutiny has been ensured through a proper investigation into the incident.

She said a total one lakh 22 thousand people were given jobs since assumption of power by the Awami League government. The government is working with a mega plan to make Bangladesh a middle income group country by the year 2021.

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Nothing but a great news.The government of Bangladesh and the United Nations signed an agreement Thursday aiming to strengthen the country’s National Human Rights Commission.
“In the days when the news started to coming that human rights are voilated in many way…Hope throgh the strong initiative goverment will able to establish real values of human rights. We must shoul renote through establishing real values of human rights a goverment can proof them success.”

?The partnership will support the National Human Rights Commission to become an effective leader for the promotion and protection of human rights for all in Bangladesh,? a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) statement said in Dhaka.

Under the agreement, the UNDP will contribute $7 million through a new project titled “Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project” over the next five years.

Fundamental human rights are enshrined in the Bangladesh constitution and are at the core of the country?s development vision, which focuses on pro-poor growth and outreach to the most vulnerable, including women and minority groups, the UNDP said.

The commission strengthens the institutional safeguards of these human rights and allows each citizen to seek and receive redress when rights are violated, the statement said, adding that the Commission as a national independent institution is a symbol of the national commitment to the recognition and respect of the human rights of all citizens.

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