In Bangladesh, parties in constitution-building session agree on amendment requirements

Almost all of the political parties attending the National Consensus Commission dialogue session on Tuesday agreed on a mandatory two-thirds majority support in the parliament for constitutional amendments and on a referendum to amend the constitution’s articles 8, 48, 56, and 142 and determine the provision for the caretaker government system. [ . . . ] Briefing journalists at a post-session press briefing, Ali Riaz said that until the upper chamber of parliament was formed, or in the absence of it, any amendment to the constitution would require a two-thirds majority vote of the lawmakers. He added that for amending some specific provisions, such as the preamble, the state’s fundamental principles, the provisions for the president, the prime minister, and the cabinet mentioned in the articles 48 and 56, and the power to amend any provision of the constitution mentioned in the article 142 would require a national referendum.
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