Constitution of Bangladesh

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law of the country, establishing its parliamentary democracy, fundamental rights, and guiding principles of governance.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh	9
Constitution of Bangladesh canonical	8
Bangladesh Constitution	1
Constitution of Bangladesh (1972)	1
Part II of the Constitution of Bangladesh	1
Part IV of the Constitution of Bangladesh	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Bangladesh
Context triple: [Bengali, recognizedBy, Constitution of Bangladesh]

A. Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
B. Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme legal framework that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of the Indian state and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
C. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
D. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
E. Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Bangladesh
Target entity description: The Constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law of the country, establishing its parliamentary democracy, fundamental rights, and guiding principles of governance.

A. Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
B. Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme legal framework that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of the Indian state and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
C. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
D. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
E. Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptionDate	1972-11-04 ⓘ
amendmentProcedure	requires two-thirds majority in Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ
commencementDate	1972-12-16 ⓘ
containsPart	Amendment of the Constitution ⓘ Elections ⓘ Fundamental Principles of State Policy ⓘ Fundamental Rights ⓘ Preamble ⓘ Public Service Commissions ⓘ The Executive ⓘ The Judiciary ⓘ The Legislature ⓘ
country	Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
declaresStateReligion	Islam (after Eighth Amendment) ⓘ
definesState	republic ⓘ unitary state ⓘ
draftingBody	Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh ⓘ
establishes	fundamental principles of state policy ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ
establishesBody	Comptroller and Auditor-General of Bangladesh ⓘ Election Commission of Bangladesh ⓘ Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ Public Service Commissions ⓘ Supreme Court of Bangladesh ⓘ
establishesOffice	President of Bangladesh ⓘ Prime Minister of Bangladesh ⓘ
firstCameIntoForceOn	1972-12-16 ⓘ
guaranteesRight	equality before law ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ prohibition of forced labour ⓘ protection of home and correspondence ⓘ protection of law ⓘ protection of life and personal liberty ⓘ
hasAmendments	multiple constitutional amendments ⓘ
influencedBy	British parliamentary system ⓘ Constitution of India ⓘ Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ Westminster system ⓘ
jurisdiction	People's Republic of Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
language	Bengali ⓘ
legislativeBody	Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ
locationOfOriginalDocument	Dhaka, Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: Dhaka
longTitle	Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Bangladesh
preambleIncludes	democracy ⓘ nationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ socialism ⓘ
prohibits	formation of communal political parties (subject to amendments and interpretation) ⓘ
providesFor	emergency powers ⓘ fundamental duties of citizens ⓘ independence of judiciary ⓘ local government institutions ⓘ
recognizesPrinciple	secularism (restored by Fifteenth Amendment) ⓘ
setsUpFormOfGovernment	parliamentary democracy ⓘ
shortTitle	Bangladesh Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Bangladesh
signingDate	1972-11-04 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited