Presentation on the 13th & 14th Amendents to the Onstitution of Bangladesh

8/12/2019 Presentation on the 13th & 14th Amendents to the Onstitution of Bangladesh

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GROUP PRESENTATION

PREPARED BY:RAHIDUL HAQUE. ID: 101 0452030

MD. NASHIF SHAHRIAR RAKI. ID:123 0282030

MD. RAFIUL KABIR RAHI ID: 123 0791 630


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INTRODUCTION A modern state cannot be thought of without a

Constitution. The entire legislative, executive and judicial functions of the State are guided and regulated by the Constitution. The constitution and its development, as the supreme legal framework of a country, is a continuing process so that theconstitutional amendments is necessary for

country.

To keep the constitution relevant to thecurrent times the constitution of Bangladesh has been amendments 15 times.


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13 th Amendment

The 13th

amendment was passed on March26, 1996, by which caretaker governmentsystem was incorporated in the constitution.


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Historical Importance The crisis of creating congenial atmosphere

in holding free and fair election was created by the political parties and the political parties had themselves came forward withthe solution for overcoming the same

through the constitutional process of Non-Party Caretaker Government


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Advantages From 13th Amendment.

It helps us to get rid of monocracy. It provided the people to enjoy their

voting rights and play their role in thebetter course of democratic governance

The system of concierge governmentcontributes to make the festivitygovernment liable to the public .


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Advantages From 13th Amendment

The system of concierge government has anenormous role for building the free and fair election process

It is milestone in our outing to parliamentary democracy


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Disadvantages From 13th Amendment

the system of warden government is a signof the stoppage of our political leaders.

It is also a shame for the nation as a whole because it indicates that the nations political system is at the level of

tolerance .


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All the parties did not support the systemidentically .

Sometimes caretaker government canthandle all the political situations beforeelection and causes a bad result from it.

Recently, the government also is shoutingnext to the system


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14 th Amendment The Constitutional Act 2004 was passed providing,among others, the following provisions reservationof 45 seats for women on a proportionalrepresentation basis for the next 10 years increase inthe retirement age of Supreme Court Judges from65 to 67 years and displaying of portraits of thePresident and the Prime Minister in all government,semi-government and autonomous offices and diplomatic missions abroad.


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Historical Importance Due to the 14 th amendment , women now

have more opportunities to serve the

country. Because of our male dominatedsociety women have slightly lesser scopeto serve as politicians than men.Increasing the age limit of the judges has

enabled the experience judges to servethe country for longer period .


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Quotas are empirically the most effectiveway of achieving a better gender balance .

It ensured the minimum participation of women in Bangladeshs politics .

These reserved seats engage political partiesto seek find and train suitable womencandidates .


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By increasing judges retirement age, itensured more experienced judges in theSupreme Court.

it ensured the fervently to the govt .


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Quotas reserved women seats arediscriminatory against men .

Women elected through quotas mayfind it more difficult as they are notperceived as being equally competent

as their male counterparts.


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Quotas can may benefits the wrongwomen .

Old judges are not creative & clever atall. Only experience cant do a workproperly .

Putting portraits of the President and thePrime Minister government would havebeen a waste of time & money.


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Conclusion Constitutional amendments is

necessary for every country. But in ourcountry political parties makeamendments to the constitutionunnecessarily for their own benefit .

This kind of practice has to be left forthe welfare of the country.

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Presentation on the 13th & 14th Amendents to the Onstitution of Bangladesh