Constitutional-immunity

The salary and privileges of the President are determined under the "President's (Remuneration and Privileges) Act".Currently, the basic monthly salary of the President is Tk1,20,000. In 2016, the President's salary was raised to the current amount from Tk 61,200.The President's salary is completely tax-free, meaning no income tax is deducted from this amount.Alongside the basic salary, the President receives various allowances and benefits for performing state duties. These include officia...

After the mass uprising, the BNP stood by the office of the president, not by Mohammad Shahabuddin, in order to avoid a constitutional crisis. Since the mass uprising or revolution led to the departure of almost all those holding constitutional offices in the country, a constitutional vacuum emerged everywhere. There had to be at least one way out of that situation. In that context, it was important to maintain the office of the president for constitutional continuity and constitutional ne...