| dc.description.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. | en_US |
