Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh

The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 4 November 1972 and became effective on 16 December 1972 one year after Bangladesh's victory in the War of Liberation.[1][2] As of 2018 the Constitution has been amended 17 times.[3] The procedure for amendments is demarcated in Article 142, a bill must be presented in the Jatiya Sangsad with the support of no less than two-thirds of all its members (233 MPs).[4] Amending the Constitution of Bangladesh is the process of making changes to the nation's supreme law.

  1. ^ Shaukat, Reema (16 December 2015). "The 1971 saga". The Nation. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Preamble)". Government of Bangladesh. 4 November 1972.
  3. ^ "17th amendment to constitution passed". The Daily Star. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Article 142. Power to amend any provision of the Constitution". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. 4 November 1972. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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