“The Historical Background of the Constitution of Bangladesh and the Necessity of It’s Reformation in the Present Context: A Suggestive Analysis.

Abstract

In Bangladesh, Constitution is the supreme law. The Constitution of Bangladesh started its journey as ‘The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh’ on 16th December 1972. It is a written Constitution having 153 articles. The Constitution is founded on four pillars known as nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism. Among these four fundamental principles of state policy, democracy has been given more priority in the Constitution. And this is because the Constitution was adopted democratically by the Constituent Assembly. From the preamble to some other provisions of the Constitution, democracy is reflected. At the same time, some provisions of the Constitution are contradicting the concept of democracy. The 50-year lifespan of the Bangladesh Constitution was ended on December 16, 2022. It has been altered seventeen times over this journey. Most of these modifications, with the exception of two or three, were passed to further the interests of the ruling party rather than those of the country and its people. The Constitution contains a number of inconsistencies that make it difficult to enact democracy in the state. This paper will discuss democracy in the light of the Bangladesh Constitution and try to point out the contradicting provisions of the Constitution with democracy and suggest possible constitutional reforms.