Bangladesh: How constitutional is our government?

<p>EVERY nation in the world claims to have a constitution, but most of them don't practice constitutionalism and only some have constitutional governments (CG).&nbsp; The time seems to be appropriate for an examination of the general application of constitutionalism in Bangladesh in the current situation.</p><p><br><br>For delineating CG, Stanley de Smith sets the following five tests: (i) political competition, (ii) free, fair and periodic elections, (iii) government accountability, (iv) popular participation, and (v) effective guarantees of civil and political liberties. People having experience of the recent political maneuverings in Bangladesh would concur that the country doesn't meet the criteria mentioned above.</p>
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