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, 2001BangladeshDEATH 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, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A survey by the U
A survey by the U
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking...
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH 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
- DECEMBER 18, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Top leaders of the ruling Awami League demanded the...
Top leaders of the ruling Awami League demanded the quick execution of the death sentences awarded to all the 15 convicts for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members
- DECEMBER 14, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Judges Mohammad Ruhul Amin and A
Judges Mohammad Ruhul Amin and A
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A dawn-to-dusk token hunger strike demanding an end...
A dawn-to-dusk token hunger strike demanding an end to selling acid in the open market was observed in Narayanganj by the Jona Kayek-O-Tarun Sangha, a social organisation against the misuse of acid
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Gias Uddin, 20, was condemned to death for killing...
Gias Uddin, 20, was condemned to death for killing his brother Sabur Mia, 27, on July 20, 2000 during an altercation
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Over 200 people, most of them women and children, fell...
Over 200 people, most of them women and children, fell to victim to acid-throwing across the country during the first 10 months of 2000 according to an estimate of the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC)
- NOVEMBER 6, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Additional Judge of the District and Session Court,...
The Additional Judge of the District and Session Court, Comilla Khan Md Abdul Mannan, sentenced Dulal, son of late Tajir Mia and Bulbul, son of Karamat Ali to death for the murder of advocate Mahiuddin Sharif on August 17, 1997
- OCTOBER 9, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Hatem Ali was sentenced to death in absentia for stabbing...
Hatem Ali was sentenced to death in absentia for stabbing to death, in 1997, a woman who had turned down his proposal of marriage
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Dulal Mia, 35, was sentenced to death by a special...
Dulal Mia, 35, was sentenced to death by a special court that deals with Woman and Child Repression after being found guilty of murdering his wife in 1997