Constitution Watchdog Institutional Brief: The Fifteenth Amendment Verdict Constitution Watchdog Institutional Brief Topic: The Fifteenth Amendment Verdict: What It Means and What Remains Open Publisher: Constitution Watchdog Location: Dhaka Date: July 10, 2026 What Happened On July 9, 2026, a four-member bench of the Appellate Division, comprising Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam, Justice Md. Rezaul Haque and Justice S. M. Emdadul Hoque, dismissed three separate appeals that had asked the Court to strike down the entire Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The Supreme Court’s official cause list records the result in each appeal simply as: “Appeal…
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Children Living in Bangladesh’s Prisons: What the State Knows, What the Public Doesn’t, and Why That Gap Matters Constitution Watchdog Accountability Watch Series Children Living in Bangladesh’s Prisons: What the State Knows, What the Public Doesn’t, and Why That Gap Matters Prepared by: Research Division, Constitution Watchdog (CW) Reference: CW/AW/2026/004 Report Period: June 2026 | Publication Date: 29 June 2026 Classification: Public Policy Document Authorised by: Md. Ibrahim Khalilullah President, Constitution Watchdog (CW) [email protected] Download PDF Report Executive Summary On 15 June 2026, the High Court directed prison authorities to submit, within two months, a detailed report on the number…
Custodial Deaths in Bangladesh: A Pattern Across All Governments (2001-2026) Custodial Deaths in Bangladesh: A Pattern Across All Governments, 2001 to 2026 Status: Rights Concern | Ongoing Constitutional Area: Fundamental Rights; Rule of Law; Institutional Accountability; Criminal Justice Relevant Constitutional Articles: Articles 27 (equality before law), 31 (right to protection of law), 32 (right to life and personal liberty), 33 (safeguards as to arrest and detention), 35(5) (prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment) Risk Level: Critical Executive Summary The Daily Star reported on 26 June 2026 that custodial deaths have occurred under every government in Bangladesh since…
A Journalist Was Beaten for Doing His Job | Constitutional Crisis A Journalist Was Beaten for Doing His Job. That Is a Constitutional Matter. By Md. Ibrahim Khalilullah President, Constitution Watchdog | 4 Min Read On the morning of 23 June 2026, Mahfuzur Rahman Shishir went to Dhanmondi 32 to cover a political procession. He is a multimedia reporter for the daily Sokal. The procession belonged to Jamaat-e-Islami, currently the principal opposition party in parliament. At some point during the programme, someone in that crowd decided Shishir looked like an Awami League sympathiser. That was enough. He was grabbed by…
Arrest of Newspaper Editor Raises Constitutional Concern | Constitution Watchdog Constitution Watchdog Brief Arrest of Newspaper Editor Over Published News Raises Serious Constitutional Concern Dhaka, 19 June 2026 Constitution Watchdog expresses serious concern over the reported arrest and subsequent sending to jail of journalist Rezanur Islam, acting editor of Dainik Agrojatra Protidin, in connection with a case arising from a published news report and related social media posts concerning LGRD State Minister Mir Shahe Alam. Constitution Watchdog acknowledges that an aggrieved person is entitled to seek remedy in accordance with law. However, where a journalist or editor is arrested in…
The Death of Dr. Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra: A Constitutional Brief | Constitution Watchdog CONSTITUTIONAL BRIEF Constitution Watchdog The Death of Dr. Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra and the Constitutional Failure to Protect Women from Domestic Negligence Date: 17 June 2026 Background Dr. Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra, a physician preparing for her FCPS examination, died on June 4, 2026 in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. According to the complaint filed before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Jewel Rana, her husband Dr. Rahmat Rashid Siyam and in-laws deliberately confined her in a locked room for three consecutive days, denied her food, and prevented her from seeing her two-year-old child.…
Reforming Child Protection Law in Bangladesh: A Case for a Comprehensive Child Protection Act Accountability Watch Series Reforming Child Protection Law in Bangladesh: A Case for a Comprehensive Child Protection Act CW Constitution Watchdog Published: 07 June 2026 Download Full PDF Report Constitution WatchdogAccountability Watch Series Prepared by:Research Division,Constitution Watchdog (CW) Authorised by:Md. Ibrahim KhalilullahPresident, Constitution Watchdog (CW) Reference: CW/AW/2026/003 Report Period: May-June 2026 Publication Date: 07 June 2026 Classification: Public Policy Document Published by: Research Division, Constitution Watchdog (CW) www.constitutionwatchdog.org | [email protected] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20584141 Suggested Citation: Research Division, Constitution Watchdog. (2026). Reforming Child Protection Law in Bangladesh: A Case…
Date: 05/06/2026 Press Release No: CW/06/26/P/R/14 Constitution Watchdog Expresses Concern Over Deaths of Six Newborns at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital Download Press Release (PDF) Dhaka, 5 June 2026 — Constitution Watchdog has expressed deep concern over the reported deaths of six newborns at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on 27 May 2026, describing the incident as a serious constitutional and public accountability concern. In a Statement of Immediate Concern issued today, Constitution Watchdog noted that subsequent official inquiries and media reports have raised serious allegations regarding patient safety, institutional supervision, and regulatory oversight. Reported findings include nonfunctional air-conditioning systems,…
Statement of Immediate Concern on the Deaths of Six Newborns at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital Date: 5 June 2026 Issued by: Constitution Watchdog Constitution Watchdog expresses deep concern over the reported deaths of six newborns at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on 27 May 2026 and the serious allegations emerging from subsequent official inquiries and media reports. The reported findings, including nonfunctional air-conditioning systems, inadequate ventilation, overcrowding in neonatal care facilities, oxygen shortages, elevated carbon dioxide levels, and alleged failures in supervision and emergency response, raise urgent questions regarding patient safety, institutional accountability, and regulatory oversight within the healthcare…
Alleged Forced Push-Ins at the India–Bangladesh Border: Sovereignty, Law, and Diplomacy Written by Md. Ibrahim Khalilullah Alleged forced push ins at the India–Bangladesh land border, if established, should not be treated merely as irregular migration incidents. They raise a more serious question: whether one state may unilaterally place persons into the territorial jurisdiction of another state without that state’s consent, verification, or lawful reception process. Framed this way, the issue directly concerns Bangladesh’s sovereign control over its territory, its constitutional duty to act through law, and the bilateral obligation to manage border incidents through coordinated procedures rather than physical faits…
