Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Submitted To
Ram Proshad Barman
Lecturer, (Sociology)
Submitted By
Student’s Name Student ID NO.
1. Jakia Akter Mitu 1611010001
2. Remon Ahmed 1611010003
3. Joynob Chowdhury Sunnah 1611010010
4. Sadman Chowdhury 1611010023
5. Afsana Begum Jui 1611010026
Submission Date
9th August, 2016
Acknowledgement
In performing our assignment, we had to take the help and guideline of some respected persons,
who deserve our greatest gratitude. The completion of this assignment gives us much pleasure.
We would like to show our gratitude to those persons for giving us a good guideline for this
assignment throughout numerous consultations. We would also like to expand our deepest
gratitude to all those who have directly and indirectly guided us in writing this assignment.
In addition, Special thanks to Our Lecturer, Mr. Ram Proshad Barman who introduced us to the
Methodology of work, and whose passion for the “underlying structures” had lasting effect.
Table of Contents
Contents Page
1.2 Methodology 2
1.6 Limitation 2
3.2 Conclusion 11
References 12
Chapter 1: Introduction
This dissertation is mainly focusing on the features of fundamental rights in the constitution of
Bangladesh inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; the constitution of
Bangladesh enumerated some basic civil and political rights common to most liberal
democracies and also insures the rights to constitutional remedies for the protection of these
rights. In addition, the fundamental rights of the constitution of Bangladesh are aimed at
overturning the inequalities of past social practice. It prohibits discrimination on the grounds of
religion, race, sex, color place of birth and forbid trafficking human being and forced labor.
This assignment is merely focusing on the features of fundamental rights as have been preserved
in the constitution of Bangladesh. The frames of Bangladesh have been discussed in Article basis
starting from the preamble of the constitution. The frames of these constitutions practically show
concern for necessity of protecting human rights and ensuring fundamental freedoms. In the
preamble of the constitution they declared that it shall be a fundamental object of the state to
realize through the democratic process a society free from exploitation, a society in which the
rule of law, the fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political,
economical and social will be secured for all citizens.
1.1 Objectives of the Study
Primary Objectives
To present an overview of the last 12 articles(37-47a) of fundamental rights in the
constitution of Bangladesh
To present an introduction of fundamental rights in the constitution of Bangladesh.
To present a conclusion on fundamental rights in the constitution of Bangladesh.
Secondary Objectives
To get knowledge on the last 12 articles(37-47a) of fundamental rights in the constitution
of Bangladesh
To fulfill the requirements of the assignment program.
1.2 Methodology:
For the purpose of the assignment information has been collected from both primary and
secondary sources. The relevant information collected from primary sources is collected
in an informal way. We have taken some suggestions orally from some respectable
persons. The secondary sources for information were also taken from official page of The
Constitution of the People’s Republic Of Bangladesh.
1.3 Scope of the Study:
The scope of the study is limited within the fundamental rights in the constitution of
Bangladesh. It is also limited within the introduction the fundamental rights in the
constitution of Bangladesh. Here we discuss mostly with the matter related to the topics
of the report.
1.4 Limitation
The major limitation factor for this report is that Data from different sources were quite
inconsistent which created some problems in making the assignment & compelled us to
verify the information diligently. The limit was also a fact because at same time we are
doing our classes, other assignments. So, it was quite hard to keep everything at a run.
Chapter 2: Overview of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of
Bangladesh
Before understanding fundamental rights are should have idea about rights and human rights.
Rights mean a claim of some interests adverted by an individual or a group of individual which
has either moral or legal basis and which is essential for his development in the society. In a
sense right not created by law it originates itself as an obvious result of mutual interaction
between man and society. Rights are primarily divided in to two categories-moral rights and
legal rights.
The term “human rights” which does not mean any right is used in special sense. Human rights
are those of legal and moral rights which can be claimed by any person for the very reason that is
a human being. These rights come with birth and applicable to all people through out the world
irrespective of their race, color, sex, language or political or other opinion. These are therefore
those rights that are inherent in human person and without which they cannot live as human
beings.
The term fundamental right is a technical one, for when certain human rights are written down in
a constitution and protected by constitutional guarantees they are called fundamental rights. They
are called fundamental rights in that sense that they are placed in the supreme or fundamental
2.4 Fundamental Rights In Bangladesh Constitution
23 fundamental rights have been enumerated in the constitution commencing from Article 26 to
47A. All of these rights are civil and political rights. These 18 fundamental rights may be firstly
divided into two groups:
PART III
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
37. Freedom of assembly
Every citizen shall have the right to assemble and to participate in public meetings and
processions peacefully and without arms, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law
in the interests of public order health.
d. The extinction, modification, restriction or regulation of the right to search for or win minerals
or mineral oil;
e. The carrying on by the Government or by a corporation owned, controlled or managed by the
Government, of any trade, business, industry or service to the exclusion, complete or partial, or
other persons; or
f. The extinction, modification, restriction or regulation of any right to property, any right in
respect of a profession, occupation, trade or business or the rights of employers or employees in
any statutory public authority or in any commercial or industrial undertaking; if Parliament in
such law (including, in the case of existing law, by amendment) expressly declares that such
provision is made to give effect to any of the fundamental principles of state policy set out in
Part II of this Constitution.
2. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution the laws specified in the First
Schedule (including any amendment of any such law) shall continue to have full force and effect,
and no provision of any such law, nor anything done or omitted to be done under the authority of
such law, shall be deemed void or unlawful on the ground of inconsistency with, or repugnance
to, any provision of this Constitution:
Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent amendment, modification or repeal of any such
law.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution, no law nor any provision thereof
providing for detention, prosecution or punishment of any person, who is a member of any
armed or defense or auxiliary forces or any individual, group of individuals or organization or
who is a prisoner of war, for genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes and other crimes
under international law shall be deemed void or unlawful, or ever to have become void or
unlawful, on the ground that such law or provision of any such law is inconsistent with, or
repugnant to, any of the provisions of this Constitution.