Freedom of thought, conscience and expression is considered fundamental to democratic polity. The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 59(1) in 1946 stating:, "Freedom of information is a fundamental human right and...the touchstone of all the freedoms to which the United Nations is consecrated". Article 39 (1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh declares, "Freedom of thought and conscience is guaranteed". The Article 39 (2) says, (a) the right of every citizen to freedom of speech and expression; and (b) freedom of the press are guaranteed" but subjected to "any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interests of the security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence "

Human Rights Defenders are critical the way freedom of thought and conscience is conditional and curbed by the Constitution leaving the loophole of interpreting 'reasonable restriction" to be decided by the Judiciary open to manipulation by the Executive. Despite this limitation, Chintaa would like to take advantage and exhaust the space available in the Constitution and address the question of freedom of thought and conscience through political movement to achieve popular sovereignty defeating all undemocratic, fascist and anti-people tendencies hindering peoples' effort to build a polity that ensures both freedom of the individual and responsibility to others. This page will search for the direction reporting an analysing concrete events, concerns and issues that affect thought and our conscience.

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