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Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
(a) it is formed for the purposes of destroying the religious, social and communal harmony among the
citizens ;
(b) it is formed for the purposes of creating discrimination among the citizens, on the ground of religion,
race, caste, sex, place of birth or language ;
(c) it is formed for the purposes of organizing
terrorist acts or militant activities against the State or the
citizens or any other country ;
inconsistent with the Constitution.]
(d) its formation and objects are
Freedom of thought and
conscience, and of speech
39. (1) Freedom of thought and conscience is guaranteed.
(2) Subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interests of the security of the State,
friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court,
defamation or incitement to an offence–
(a) the right of every citizen to freedom of speech and expression; and
(b) freedom of the press,
are guaranteed.
Freedom of profession or
occupation
40. Subject to any restrictions imposed by law, every citizen possessing such qualifications, if any, as may
be prescribed by law in relation to his profession, occupation, trade or business shall have the right to enter
upon any lawful profession or occupation, and to conduct any lawful trade or business.
Freedom of religion
41. (1) Subject to law, public order and morality –
(a) every citizen has the right to profess, practise or propagate any religion;
(b) every religious community or denomination has the right to establish, maintain and manage its religious
institutions.
(2) No person attending any educational institution shall be required to receive religious instruction, or to
take part in or to attend any religious ceremony or worship, if that instruction, ceremony or worship relates
to a religion other than his own.
Rights to property
42. (1) Subject to any restrictions imposed by law, every citizen shall have the right to acquire, hold,
transfer or otherwise dispose of property, and no property shall be compulsorily acquired, nationalised or
requisitioned save by authority of law.
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(2) A law made under clause (1) of this article shall provide for the acquisition, nationalisation or
requisition with compensation and shall fix the amount of compensation or specify the principles on which,
and the manner in which, the compensation is to be assessed and paid ; but no such law shall be called in
question in any court on the ground that any provision of the law in respect of such compensation is not
adequate.]
Protection of home and
correspondence
43. Every citizen shall have the right, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interests
of the security of the State, public order, public morality or public health –
(a) to be secured in his home against entry, search and seizure; and
(b) to the privacy of his correspondence and other means of communication.
Enforcement of fundamental
rights
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(1) The right to move the High Court Division in accordance with clause (1) of article 102, for the
enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed.
(2) Without prejudice to the powers of the High Court Division under article 102, Parliament may by law
empower any other court, within the local limits of its jurisdiction, to exercise all or any of those powers.]
45. Nothing in this Part shall apply to any provision of a disciplinary law relating to members of a disciplined
Modification of rights in
respect of disciplinary law
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