Bangladesh
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES27
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- December 16, 1972, suspended on March 24, 1982, restored on November 10, 1986, amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
83% Muslims, 16% Hindus, Buddhist, Catholic, and Protestant minorities
From the country
OCTOBER 6, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: three sentenced to death for killing garment worker after mugging
SEPTEMBER 28, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: man sentenced to death for killing wife in Kishoreganj
SEPTEMBER 21, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: 3 sentenced to death for Tangail UP chairman murder
SEPTEMBER 18, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: two years on, fugitive death-row convict arrested in Chattogram
SEPTEMBER 15, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: seven Hasina-era leaders sentenced to death
SEPTEMBER 13, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: Two sentenced to death for rape, murder of teenage girl
AUGUST 31, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya
AUGUST 6, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 4-YR-OLD GIRL IN SYLHET
JULY 29, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN IN DHAKA’S BADDA
JULY 21, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE 9 YEARS AFTER KILLING WIFE
JULY 17, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYCHINESE EMBASSY IN BANGLADESH WARNS CITIZENS BUYING BRIDES RISK DEATH PENALTY
JULY 2, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND, DISMEMBERING BODY