The Bangladesh constitution is a very detailed document, which outlines the fundamental beliefs, principals and values of the republic.
There is not much that the constitution does not cover. In fact, it is so comprehensive that you’d soon get bored of reading it.
Here is subsection 15 of the FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY, Part II of the constitution
Provision of basic necessities.
It shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens
· The provision of the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care;
· The right to work, that is the right to guaranteed employment at a reasonable wage having regard to the quantity and quality of work;
· The right to reasonable rest, recreation and leisure; and
· The right to social security, that is to say to public assistance in cases of undeserved want arising from unemployment, illness or disablement, or suffered by widows or orphans or in old age, or in other such cases.
As you may be able to sense, it is truly is a comprehensive document. But my reservation is not with the quality of the document. It is with the effort of our leaders to enforce all that stated in this, relatively small-sized document.
For example if you observed the last part of this subsection, you could easily see that the politicians are making a mockery of our constitution.
If you care to read the rest of the constitution, many more deviations from constitution can be found.
To read the constitioution, please visit the website of the government: www.bangladesh.gov.bd and click on the constitution link.
There is not much that the constitution does not cover. In fact, it is so comprehensive that you’d soon get bored of reading it.
Here is subsection 15 of the FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY, Part II of the constitution
Provision of basic necessities.
It shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens
· The provision of the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care;
· The right to work, that is the right to guaranteed employment at a reasonable wage having regard to the quantity and quality of work;
· The right to reasonable rest, recreation and leisure; and
· The right to social security, that is to say to public assistance in cases of undeserved want arising from unemployment, illness or disablement, or suffered by widows or orphans or in old age, or in other such cases.
As you may be able to sense, it is truly is a comprehensive document. But my reservation is not with the quality of the document. It is with the effort of our leaders to enforce all that stated in this, relatively small-sized document.
For example if you observed the last part of this subsection, you could easily see that the politicians are making a mockery of our constitution.
If you care to read the rest of the constitution, many more deviations from constitution can be found.
To read the constitioution, please visit the website of the government: www.bangladesh.gov.bd and click on the constitution link.