Bangladesh
2026
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder...
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder in Bangladesh, but no execution was reported in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country...
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country except Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On February 7, 2000, court officials confirmed that...
On February 7, 2000, court officials confirmed that more than 100 death penalty cases were awaiting confirmation
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include...
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), increasing efforts were made to protect human rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On January 1, 2001, in a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh...
On January 1, 2001, in a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh High Court, comprising Justice Najmun Ara Sultana, the first woman judge in the country's history, declared fatwa as illegal and also ruled that a fatwa given by any unauthorised person must be ma
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
One of the most important capital case is the trial...
One of the most important capital case is the trial of those accused of involvement in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination that began in March 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A survey by the U
A survey by the U
- OCTOBER 7, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man was convicted and condemned to death for...
A young man was convicted and condemned to death for killing his wife in 1999
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Jessore meted out capital punishment to...
A court in Jessore meted out capital punishment to a housewife found guilty of killing her husband
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man, Rakimuddin Rakib, was sentenced to death...
A young man, Rakimuddin Rakib, was sentenced to death by the special court on Women and Child Repression for throwing acid on a housewife and her son
- AUGUST 26, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Abdus Sattar was sentenced to death and six others...
Abdus Sattar was sentenced to death and six others to life imprisonment for murdering Masud Ahmed, son of former MP Samsuddin Ahmed Eshaq