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The salient features of the constitution of Bangladesh are as follows.

The Constitution of The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a written one, and has a formal
document.
The constitution of Bangladesh is a rigid one. It can be amended only if two third majority of
parliament member vote.
The constitution of Bangladesh starts with a preamble which lays down the most important national
goals such as Democracy, Socialism, Nationalism and Secularism
Article 7 provided that “this constitution is the supreme law of the republic”. And it is the
fundamental law of the country, in any other law is inconsistent with this constitution that other law
shall be void.
Article 1 of the constitution provide that “Bangladesh is a unitary peoples republic as opposed to
federal republic. And all power under the constitution.”
Articles 65 of the constitution provide a unicameral legislature for Bangladesh. It is only one house to
be known as the ‘House of Nation’.
The constitution of Bangladesh provides a Westminster type of parliamentary system.

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