The first amendment was brought in July 1973 in the first elected Jatiya Sangsad under the newly

framed constitution. Two articles were incorporated in section 47 of the constitution in order to formulate laws and execute those to try criminals who committed genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes under international laws. The second amendment was passed on September 22 in 1973 to facilitate the government to promulgate emergency and suspension of fundamental rights, allow government to detain people without trial for certain periods. The third amendment was made part of the constitution on November 28, 1974 in order to implement a treaty between Sheikh Mujib and Indira Gandhi in to handover an enclave named Berubari to India. The forth amendment to the constitution was passed on January 25 in 1975 through which parliamentary system of government was replaced by presidential form of government. Introduction of one-party, curtail independence of judiciary were also made part of the constitution. The fifth amendment was brought on April 6 in 1979. It did not in fact bring any change to any section of the constitution, rather it indemnify all orders, promulgations and sentences between August 15, 1975 and April 6, 1979 when the was under martial law. The sixth constitutional amendment was passed on July 10 in 1981 through which provision was made that offices of president, prime minister, ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers will not be considered as offices of profit. From March 24, 1982 to November 10, 1986 the country was ruled by military ruler General Ershad. The seventh amendment to the constitution was brought on November 11, 1986 to indemnify all acts, laws and orders during the tenure of martial law. Under this amendment the age of retirement of the judges was increased from 62 to 65 years. It was declared illegal by the court on August 26 in 2010. The eighth constitution amendment bill was passed on June 9 in 1988, by which Islam was declared as State religion, six benches of the High Court Division were set up outside Dhaka, Bengali was replaced by Bangladeshi and Dacca was replaced by Dhaka. On July 11, 1989, the ninth amendment bill was passed in which a few articles were incorporated regarding the president and the vice-president, specially the terms for those posts were fixed. The 10th amendment to the constitution was passed on June 12 in 1990, by which the number of reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad was increased from 15 to 30. In the 11th amendment passed in 1991, it was declared appointment of the chief justice as the vice-president as legal and at the same time provisions were made that after the election of

president vice-president may take the charge of the chief justice and his tenure as vice-president will be deemed as justice. Through the 12th amendment to the constitution in 1991, parliamentary system of government was reestablished in the country following an election under a caretaker government headed by Justice Shahbuddin Ahmed. The 13th amendment was passed on March 26, 1996, by which caretaker government system was incorporated in the constitution. The 14th amendment to the constitution was passed on May 16, 2004, by which the number of reserved women seats in the Jaitya Sangsad was increased from 30 to 45, the age of the Supreme Court judges was increased from 65 to 67 years and provisions for putting portraits of the President and the Prime Minister at the offices of the President and the Prime minister and the Prime Ministers portrait in government, semi-government and autonomous offices and Bangladesh missions abroad were made mandatory.

Bangladesh became independent on 16 December 1971. After being released from the jail of Pakistan on 8 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned via London to independent Bangladesh on 10 January 1972. The following day on 11 March 1972, in his capacity as the President of newly independent Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, issued the Provisional Constitution of Bangladesh Order 1972. Subsequently on 23 March 1972 the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh Order was promulgated as envisaged in the Provisional Constitution of Bangladesh Order 1972. This Order provided for parliamentary form of government [Preamble of the Order] and constituted the Constituent Assembly [Clause 7 of the Order] with the Members of National Assembly (MNAs) and East Pakistan Provincial Assembly (MPAs) who were elected, under the Legal Framework of President Yahiya Khans martial law, by the people of East Pakistan in December 1970 and January 1971 for giving the newly independent country a secular democratic Constitution.

The constitution of Bangladesh is divided into 11 parts, which are further subdivided into 153 articles. In addition, there are 7 schedules.