Chapter I: PARLIAMENT — Qualifications and disqualifications for election to Parliament
66. (1) A person shall subject to the provisions of clause
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – —
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (a) is declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (b) is an undischarged insolvent;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (c) acquires the citizenship of, or affirms or acknowledges allegiance to, a foreign state;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (d) has been, on conviction for a criminal offence involving moral turpitude, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years, unless a period of five years has elapsed since his release; 1 * * * 2;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (e) has been convicted of any offence under the Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunals) Order, 1972 ;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (f) holds any office of profit in the service of the Republic other than an office which is declared by law not to be disqualified its holder ; or;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (g) is disqualified for such election by or under any law. 3 (2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (c) of clause (2) of this article, if any person being a citizen of Bangladesh by birth acquires the citizenship of a foreign State and thereafter such person-;
66. (2) , be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty-five years. (2) A person shall be disqualified for election as, or for being, a member of Parliament who – — (i) in the case of dual citizenship, gives up the foreign citizenship ; or (ii) in other cases, again accepts the citizenship of Bangladesh- for the purposes of this article, he shall not be deemed to acquire the citizenship of a foreign State. 4;
66. (3) For the purposes of this article, a person shall not be deemed to hold an office of profit in the service of the Republic by reason only that he is the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister.
66. (4) If any dispute arises as to whether a member of Parliament has, after his election, become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (2) or as to whether a member of Parliament should vacate his seat pursuant to article 70, the dispute shall be referred to the Election Commission to hear and determine it and the decision of the Commission on such reference shall be final.
66. (5) Parliament may, by law, make such provision as it deems necessary for empowering the Election Commission to give full effect to the provisions of clause (4).