Bangladesh's constitution reform commission recommends sweeping changes

Expanding the fundamental rights to include food, clothing, shelter, education, internet, and vote, the Constitution Reform Commission proposes replacing nationalism, socialism, and secularism with equality, human dignity, social justice and pluralism as fundamental principles of state policy. The only core principle retained from the 1972 constitution is democracy. The commission also recommends an interim government to conduct elections, a bicameral parliament, two-term limits for the president and prime minister, lowering age limit of MPs to 21 from 25 and a national constitutional council to oversee appointments of constitutional bodies like the Election Commission as well as the chief adviser of the interim government.
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