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
- JULY 25, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to...
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to three policemen for rape and murder
- MAY 28, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The High Court confirmed the death sentence of three...
The High Court confirmed the death sentence of three policemen convicted of the rape and killing of a 14-year-old girl in 1995
- MAY 4, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Acid Survivors Foundation said that more than 400...
The Acid Survivors Foundation said that more than 400 acid attack incidents were reported during the last two years but only nine people were sentenced to death while 25 were given life imprisonment
- APRIL 30, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers...
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers Captain Abdul Majed and a non-commissioned officer, Risalder Moslemuddin, should hang, along with 10 sentenced earlier, for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (see 2000)
- MARCH 29, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The issue of Fatwa is the cause of major turmoil in...
The issue of Fatwa is the cause of major turmoil in Bangladesh after two High Court judges, on January 1, declared it illegal
- MARCH 14, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Firoze Mia was executed by hanging in the Dhaka's Central...
Firoze Mia was executed by hanging in the Dhaka's Central Jail
- MARCH 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Motaleb Hawlader was hanged in the Jessore prison,...
Motaleb Hawlader was hanged in the Jessore prison, in Barisal district, for killing his wife
- FEBRUARY 4, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of supporters of Islamic religious leaders...
Thousands of supporters of Islamic religious leaders took to the streets in Dhaka carrying sticks and flags to protest against the High Court verdict against the fatwa
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH 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, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh High Court,...
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 made a punishable off
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country...
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country except Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH 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