Charter change in current session

There is a strong signal that the bill on constitutional amendment to restore Parliament’s authority to impeach Supreme Court judges will be passed in the current (3rd) session. ‘If tabled, the bill will be passed (in the current session),’ Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said. The third session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad began on Monday. Earlier on August 18, Law Minister Anisul Huq said, after the amendment proposal was passed in the Cabinet, that the bill would be tabled in the 3rd session. Meanwhile, the Jatiya Party, which has joined the government but sits in the Opposition, has decided to oppose the bill. The first Constitution of Bangladesh formulated in 1972 gave JS the jurisdiction to determine the tenures of the top judges and decide about their removal, according to bdnews24.com.