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Constitution Watchdog — Official Statement CW/03/04/S/T/13 Constitution Watchdog Date: 03 April 2026 Statement No: CW/03/04/S/T/13 Classification: Public Statement English বাংলা Constitution Watchdog Condemns Parliamentary Move to Allow Landmark Judiciary Ordinances to Repeal — Demands Immediate Enactment in Defence of Judicial Independence and Constitutional Integrity বিচার বিভাগের প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক স্বাধীনতা ধ্বংসের অপচেষ্টার তীব্র নিন্দা এবং সুপ্রিম কোর্ট সংক্রান্ত অধ্যাদেশসমূহ অবিলম্বে আইনে পরিণত করার দাবি কনস্টিটিউশন ওয়াচডগ এর The recommendation of the Parliamentary Special Committee pertaining to the National Parliament Secretariat (Interim Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2024; the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025; the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025; and the Supreme Court…

Constitution Watchdog Office: 12/B, Mirpur 12, Dhaka-1216 Email: team@constitutionwatchdog.org | Website: constitutionwatchdog.org | Contact: +880 1726-079942 Date: 02/04/2026 Press Release No: CW/04/26/P/R/7 CONSTITUTION WATCHDOG RELEASES INAUGURAL REPORT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST MEN: 30 INCIDENTS RECORDED IN Q1 2026, HIGHLIGHTING A “CONSTITUTIONAL EMERGENCY” Download Press Release (PDF) DHAKA, BANGLADESH 2 April 2026 — Constitution Watchdog, an independent civil rights organization, has today released its inaugural quarterly report through its Violence Against Men Monitor. The comprehensive report documents thirty verified incidents of extreme violence against men and male minors across Bangladesh during the first quarter of 2026 (January – March). Describing the findings…

Constitution Watchdog Violence Against Men Monitor Quarterly Report on Violence Against Men in Bangladesh January – March 2026 (Q1 2026) Report Classification: VAM-QR-2026-Q1 Publication Date: 2 April 2026 Download the Official PDF FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT Violence against men in Bangladesh occupies a dimension of public suffering that remains chronically underacknowledged in institutional discourse, legal frameworks, and media narratives. While our constitutional order guarantees equal protection of the law without discrimination, the practical experience of male victims – whether of intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation, or predatory abuse – routinely escapes the structured attention it demands. This quarterly report -…

Constitution Watchdog Declares Constitutional Crisis | Official Report Press Release No: CW/04/26/P/R/6 Date: 01/04/2026 CONSTITUTION WATCHDOG REPORTS 54 MOB VIOLENCE INCIDENTS AND 12 FATALITIES IN MARCH 2026, DECLARES CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS Download Official Press Release DHAKA, BANGLADESH, April 1, 2026 – Constitution Watchdog has officially issued its “Institutional Report on Mob Violence in Bangladesh”. Covering the reporting period of March 1 to March 31, 2026, the document exposes a severe and sustained pattern of extrajudicial violence. The report provides critical data indicating that mob justice has become a pervasive, national crisis requiring immediate state intervention. To assist media outlets and journalists…

Official Statement – Constitution Watchdog Constitution Watchdog Office: 12/B, Mirpur 12, Dhaka-1216 Email: team@constitutionwatchdog.org | Website: constitutionwatchdog.org Contact: +880 1726-079942 Date: 07/03/2026 | Statement No: CW/01/03/S/T/12 Download Official Release (PDF) Condemnation of the Unlawful Use of Mobile Court Powers Against Civilian Bribery Complainants at Pekua Thana, Cox’s Bazar, and the Consequent Violation of Constitutional Guarantees Under Articles 22, 27, 31 and 35(3) of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh On the evening of 4 March 2026, Rehena Mostafa Ranu (38) and her daughter Zubaida Jannat (23), a college student, went to Pekua Police Station in Cox’s Bazar to…

Constitution Watchdog | Accountability Watch Series CW/AW/2026/001 CONSTITUTION WATCHDOG Accountability Watch Series REPORT CW/AW/2026/001 Contents Methodology and Limitations Abstract & Keywords Table of Cases Table of Legislation I. Executive Summary II. Background and Constitutional/Statutory Context 2.1 The Constitutional Order Prior to July 2024 2.2 The July 2024 Uprising and Transitional Constitutional Order 2.3 The July National Charter 2025 and Implementation Order: Legislative Genealogy 2.4 Constitutional Provisions Directly Engaged 2.5 Basic Structure Analysis: Constitutional Constraints on Charter Implementation 2.5.1 The Doctrine in Bangladesh 2.5.2 Tiered Classification of Proposals 2.5.3 Specific Applications III. Analysis of Facts and Implications 3.1 The Electoral Outcome:…

CONSTITUTION WATCHDOG DECLARES “CONSTITUTIONAL BLACKOUT” IN BARISHAL Download Official Release Constitution Watchdog Constitution Watchdog Office: 12/B, Mirpur 12, Dhaka-1216 Email: team@constitutionwatchdog.org; Website: constitutionwatchdog.org; Contact: +880 1726-079942 Date: 27/02/2026 Press Release No: CW/01/26/P/R/5 CONSTITUTION WATCHDOG DECLARES “CONSTITUTIONAL BLACKOUT” IN BARISHAL; URGES HIGH COURT INTERVENTION OVER JUDICIAL CRISIS DHAKA, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 —The physical breach of the Barishal Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on February 24, 2026, has resulted in a total cessation of legal services, which Constitution Watchdog (CW) classifies as a “Constitutional Blackout.” Following the arrest of Barishal District Bar Association President, Advocate Sadiqur Rahman Lincoln, under the Law and…

Download Official PDF ConstitutionWatchdog 12/B, Mirpur 12, Dhaka – 1216 team@constitutionwatchdog.org constitutionwatchdog.org +880 1726-079942 Date 09/02/2026 Statement No CW/02/09/S/T/11 Constitution Watchdog slams EC’s ‘erratic’ phone policy, condemns raid on media house With fewer than 48 hours remaining before the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum on the July Charter, Constitution Watchdog issues this supplementary statement to address two rapidly developing threats to the constitutional order: the erratic regulatory approach of the Election Commission (EC) and the direct physical intervention of state forces in media operations. While the Election Commission has ostensibly reversed its stance on mobile phone usage within…

Formal Objection – Constitution Watchdog Back to Home Download Statement ConstitutionWatchdog Office: 12/B, Mirpur 12, Dhaka – 1216 Email: team@constitutionwatchdog.org Website: constitutionwatchdog.org Contact: +880 1726-079942 Legal Observatory Date: 09/02/2026 Statement No: CW/02/09/S/T/10 Formal Objection to the Exclusion of Journalists from Mobile Phone Exemptions within the 400-Yard Polling Radius (Ref: Memo No. 17.00.0000.034.36.017.25-189) Constitution Watchdog formally registers its profound concern regarding the Election Commission Secretariat’s directive issued via Memo No. 17.00.0000.034.36.017.25-189 on February 8, 2026. The directive, which mandates a strict prohibition on mobile phones within a 400-yard radius of polling centers for the upcoming election on February 12, 2026, threatens…