Provisional Constitution of Bangladesh Order 1972

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The Provisional Constitution of Bangladesh Order 1972 was the interim constitutional framework that organized the new Bangladeshi state and its institutions immediately after independence, prior to adoption of the permanent 1972 Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional order
legal instrument
provisional constitution
aimedToEnsure continuity of governmental authority before adoption of permanent constitution
orderly transition from wartime administration to regular government
appliesToTerritory People's Republic of Bangladesh NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent independence of Bangladesh
state-building in post-independence Bangladesh
category Bangladeshi constitutional history
Bangladeshi legal history
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
defines structure of the executive branch of Bangladesh (interim)
structure of the judiciary of Bangladesh (interim)
structure of the legislative branch of Bangladesh (interim)
function to provide legal continuity and state authority after independence
to serve as a transitional basic law
governingPrinciple establishment and functioning of sovereign state institutions of Bangladesh (interim)
historicalContext adopted in the aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War
used to govern Bangladesh immediately after independence from Pakistan
jurisdiction national
language English
legalEffect provided legal basis for government actions before the permanent constitution
legalNature subordinate to later permanent constitution once adopted
legalStatus interim constitutional framework
legalSystem Bangladeshi constitutional law
purpose to establish a provisional constitutional order until adoption of a permanent constitution
to organize the new Bangladeshi state after independence
regulates powers of the President of Bangladesh (interim)
powers of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (interim)
relationship between executive and legislature (interim)
relatedTo Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh NERFINISHED
replaced constitutional arrangements of Pakistan as applied to East Pakistan
replacedBy Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh 1972 NERFINISHED
scope executive, legislative and judicial organization of Bangladesh (interim)
status superseded
subjectMatter allocation of state powers in Bangladesh
interim governance arrangements
organization of state institutions of Bangladesh
temporalScope period between independence and adoption of the 1972 Constitution of Bangladesh
timePeriod early 1970s

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Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh legalBasis Provisional Constitution of Bangladesh Order 1972