Article 70 of the Bangladeshi constitution is a controversial and an often-ignored paradigm within our state structure. Article 70 restricts voting freedom in the Jatiyo Sansgsad. Ironically, varying perspectives from within the constitution itself can be inferred to as perceiving Article 70 as detrimental to the sovereignty of citizen’s law. The continuing existence of Article 70 only promotes this very notion. Naturally, there are greater consequences and ramifications regarding Article 70, and these need to be debated upon by our scholars.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 11, 2018 11:48 UTC