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Constitution of Bangladesh: Fifth Amendment appeal judgment

Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Type: Government document
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Published: 1 Jan 2017
Accessed: 12 Sep 2026
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The Supreme Court judgment reproduces Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed’s August 20, 1975 proclamation, records his assumption of the presidency from August 15, and describes the imposition of martial law.

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Supreme Court primary-document record
Presidency assumed from August 15, 1975
August 20, 1975 proclamation
Martial-law declaration and constitutional transition

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Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed

Former President of Bangladesh · Bangladesh · 1942-1996

A major historical political figure of Bangladesh’s independence and post-independence transition, documented as a Mujibnagar minister, cabinet minister, president during the August-November 1975 transition, and later Democratic League founder.

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