Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh

Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশ গণপরিষদ
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Type
Type
History
Founded1971 (1971)
Disbanded1973 (1973)
Preceded byParliament of Pakistan & East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
Succeeded byJatiya Sangsad
Seats404[1]
Meeting place
Parliament Building (now Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh)

The Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh was the first and, to date, the only constitution-making body of Bangladesh, convened in 1972 by the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman following the country's independence.[2] It comprised representatives elected in the national and provincial council elections of Pakistan held in 1970.

As the assembly was formed with representatives elected under the Legal Framework Order, 1970, issued by Pakistan's then-military ruler and President Yahya Khan, several political parties and political leaders, including Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Badruddin Umar, A.S.M. Abdur Rab, Farhad Mazhar, and others, have labeled this assembly as illegitimate.[3][4][5] However, despite the controversies and opposition, Sheikh Mujib's uncompromising leadership enabled the Constituent Assembly to draft and enact the Constitution in less than a year. However, from the time of its drafting until today, the constitution has been often labelled as "fascist"[6] and criticized for fostering autocracy[7] and failing to adequately safeguard human rights.

In the aftermath of the recent mass uprising, the interim government of Bangladesh is mulling over convening a new constituent assembly to draft a new inclusive democratic constitution, ensuring the inviolability of human dignity.[8]

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  5. ^ Umar, Badruddin (2019). "আর্থ-সামাজিক-রাজনৈতিক পরিবর্তনের ধারা". In Ahmad, Ahrar (ed.). সমাজ রাষ্ট্র বিবর্তন: জ্ঞানতাপস আব্দুর রাজ্জাক গুণিজন বক্তৃতামালা (২০১৭-২০১৮) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bengal Publications. pp. 156–182. ISBN 978-984-93718-7-8.
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