Bangladesh — Constitutional Country Profile | Constitution Watchdog Constitutional text profile: this page summarises the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as supplied in the official print text dated 26 May 2026. It does not identify current office-holders or make political-status claims outside the constitutional text. Source map South Asia · Constitutional profile Bangladesh People’s Republic of Bangladesh · Unitary, independent, sovereign republic · Constitution adopted on 4 November 1972 and commenced on 16 December 1972. The constitutional design is parliamentary: the President is Head of State, while executive power is exercised by or on the authority of the…
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Official Statement – Constitution Watchdog Constitution Watchdog Office: 12/B, Mirpur 12, Dhaka-1216 Email: [email protected] | 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: [email protected]; 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…
