151 that under article 7(1), all power of the Republic belongs to the people. There is nothing inherently contradictory between a Judge’s subjective or personal independence and his subjective or personal accountability. Quite the contrary, these things are fully complementary. A Judge may find the courage to act independently in the face of outside pressure precisely because the Judge is oath bound to maintain a strong ethical commitment. It has further been contended that the judicial independence is one of the most important constitution and the basic structures impugned Sixteenth of the Amendment undoubtedly ensures the accountability of the Judges to the people of Bangladesh. This forceful argument on behalf of the State for parliamentary removal method takes us to look at the systems prevailing in different countries around the globe. Mr. M. Amirul Islam, submits that the independence of judiciary depends not only upon the provisions of removal, it is a comprehensive process starting from (a) selection process and criteria for