Dhaka, July 9 -- The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court upheld a High Court verdict that scrapped part of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, which had abolished the caretaker government system, and restored provisions for holding referendums on constitutional amendments.

On Wednesday, a four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, dismissed the appeals challenging the High Court judgment and seeking the cancellation of the entire 15th Amendment.

Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal told reporters following the verdict that the amendment had also introduced several significant changes to the Constitution.

The historic ruling officially reverses a contentious 2011 d...