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the Constitution of 1972, because the entire population of the country wanted the victory to ‘Bangalee Nationalism’ and as such, inscription of this phrase in their sacred Constitution reflected

the

contended

overwhelming

will

of

the

people.

Mr.Islam

that although it was Zia who ejected this phrases

from our Copnstitution, General Ershad is no less to blame as he continued with it, We could not agree more. The whole world knows that we fought our War of Liberation to hold the flag of ‘Bangalee Nationalism’ high. It is also true that everyone in Bangladesh, including all ethnic people, who also speak in Bangla, fought valiantly for the liberation of Bangladesh. They are Bangalees too. Mr.Islam thought a clear message should be transmitted from this Court in this respect. This

question

found

a

for

place

consideration

in

the

Appellate Division at the time the Fifth Amendment Case was being considered. It was viewed by the Appellate Division that return

to

‘Bangalee

expenditure

and

Nationalism,’

changes

have

to

now, be

would

involve

recorded

in

all

huge the

passports and other official documents, home and abroad. There is no doubt, and keeping in mind the question of expenses

as

nevertheless ‘Bangalee

viewed

by

gradually,

Nationalism’

the

Appellate

proceed in

our

to

Division,

eventually

Constitution,

we

bring

which

was

can back the

commitment of the historic War of Liberation and the cherished desire of the people and Bangabandhu himself. Mr.

Khasru,

with

all

earnestly

supplied

copies

of

Argentine and Mexican Constitution to depict the measures these countries have taken

in order to insulate their Constitution.


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