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
- MAY 23, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Central Command Council of Bangladesh Muktijoddha...
The Central Command Council of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad organized a rally to demand immediate implementation of the verdict in the Bangabandhu murder case
- MAY 15, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Judge Mohammad Aftabuddin meted out the death sentence...
Judge Mohammad Aftabuddin meted out the death sentence toEnayet Hossain Injufor beating to death Matin Sheikh of Bhattopratim village in Sadar upazila on February 4, 1996
- MAY 14, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Anwarul Huq...
The District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Anwarul Huq condemned 12 people to death, and four others to rigorous imprisonment for life for the murder of eight people in a dispute over a six decimal piece of land in the Jorakhali village of Matlab thana in 1
- MAY 7, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Abul Kashem was sentenced to death by hanging for human...
Abul Kashem was sentenced to death by hanging for human trafficking
- MAY 4, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A High Court Division Bench overturned the death sentence...
A High Court Division Bench overturned the death sentence meted out to Babul Hossain and his mother Sufia Khatun by the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special Provisions) Court of Chandpur
- MAY 4, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rezaul Jalal, 40, was condemned to death
Rezaul Jalal, 40, was condemned to death
- MAY 3, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Saiful Alam, of Chandrapara village in Barahatta upazila,...
Saiful Alam, of Chandrapara village in Barahatta upazila, was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Judge Ishtiaq Hossain for the murder of a college student, [identified only as] Manik, at the Mohonganj railway station on April 14, 1999
- APRIL 26, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death...
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A High Court Division Bench confirmed the death sentence...
A High Court Division Bench confirmed the death sentence imposed on Provat Chandra Haldar for killing his wife Swapna Sarkar for dowry on June 1, 1996, after only four days of marriage
- APRIL 25, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Judges Ruhal Amin and Abdul Matin, two High Court judges...
Judges Ruhal Amin and Abdul Matin, two High Court judges have refused to hear the Bangabandhu controversial case
- APRIL 24, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Home Minister Mohammad Nasim renewed his plea that...
Home Minister Mohammad Nasim renewed his plea that the Supreme Court verdict in Bangabandhu murder case be executed within the year
- APRIL 23, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League...
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League observed a hunger strike on the premises of the Shaheed Minar in the town demanding immediate execution of the verdict in Bangabandhu murder case