The Constitution not only guaranteed a series of civil and political rights as fundamental rights of each citizen, but also granted those rights the status of the supreme law of the country. Thus, it is stipulated in the Constitution that the State shall not make any law inconsistent with any provisions of these fundamental rights, and any law, inconsistent with such rights, shall be null and void to the extent of such inconsistency.9 In other words, derogation from the standard set forth in the provisions apropos the fundamental rights is not permissible under normal circumstances. Besides, the right to judicial remedy in case of violation of fundamental rights is also guaranteed as a fundamental right of any citizen.10 Yet, while the Constitution and other enforceable laws of Bangladesh guarantee a series of civil and political rights including the right to life and due process of law, various law enforcement agencies, on the other hand, continue to violate these sacred rights of the citizens in complete deviation from international and national standards. Again, certain national laws are designed in such a way that serves narrow political interests, but undermine the internationally accepted standard of human rights. It is in this context of the gap between law and practice as well as the gap between international and national standards that this Compliance Study on the International Covenant on Civil and Political 9 10 20 Article 26 of the Constitution. Article 44 of the Constitution.