Bangladesh Constitution

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 4 November 1972
gptkbp:amendmentProcess Requires two-thirds majority in Jatiya Sangsad
gptkbp:author gptkb:Constituent_Assembly_of_Bangladesh
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Fundamental_Principles_of_State_Policy
gptkb:Directive_Principles_of_State_Policy
Fundamental Rights
Provisions for Local Government
Provisions for Emergency Powers
Provisions for Judiciary
Provisions for President
Provisions for Amendment
Provisions for Attorney General
Provisions for Auditor General
Provisions for Election Commission
Provisions for Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad)
Provisions for Prime Minister
Provisions for Public Service Commission
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:declaredBy National flag
National anthem
National emblem
Bangladesh as a secular state
Bengali as state language
Dhaka as capital
Motto: Joy Bangla
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 16 December 1972
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Bangladesh
Parliamentary democracy
Unitary state
gptkbp:fifteenthAmendment 2011
gptkbp:fifthAmendment 1979
gptkbp:firstAmendment 1973
gptkbp:guarantees Fundamental rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bangladesh Constitution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Indian_Constitution
British legal system
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bengali
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 153
gptkbp:numberOfSchedules 7
gptkbp:officialName Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
gptkbp:origin Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, Dhaka
gptkbp:preamble Yes
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Untouchability
gptkb:Slavery
Forced labor
Discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth
gptkbp:providesFor gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Right to privacy
Independent judiciary
Right to education
Right to fair trial
Right to property
Right to work
Universal adult suffrage
Rule of law
Right to protection from arbitrary arrest
Right to protection from torture
Right to protection from ex post facto laws
Right to constitutional remedies
Right to protection from double jeopardy
Right to protection from self-incrimination
Right to protection of law
gptkbp:twelfthAmendment 1991
gptkbp:website https://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-367.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bangladesh_Public_Service_Commission
gptkb:Article_70
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7