Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh must pursue constitutional reforms while keeping the original Constitution of 1972 as the foundation, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said.

Part A of Article 6 of the July Charter repeatedly says these measures have to be carried out through constitutional amendments, he explained.

"That means I have accepted the 1972 Constitution as the basis. Whatever I do, I have to move forward with the 1972 Constitution before me. That is one part of my July Charter."

Asaduzzaman was speaking as chief guest at a dialogue titled "Post-election Bangladesh: Political Promises and Reality" at the CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka on Monday.

The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) organised the event with representatives of...