The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 4 November, 1972 and became effective on 16 December, 1972 one year after Bangladesh's victory in the War of Liberation. As of 2018 the Constitution has been amended 17 times.The procedure for amendments is demarcated in Article 142, a bill must be presented in the Jatiya Sangsad with with the support of no less than two-thirds of all its members (233 MPs).Amending the Constitution of Bangladesh is the process of making changes to the nation's supreme law.