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 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
- APRIL 23, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
State Minister for Communications Anisul Huq Chowdhury...
State Minister for Communications Anisul Huq Chowdhury led a stick procession demanding implementation of the verdict in Bangabandhu murder case
- APRIL 21, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addressing the inaugural...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Advocates' Conference 2000, said that the people wanted due punishment for the killers of his father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the judiciary would have to fulfill the expectations of t
- APRIL 20, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The opposition BNP leaders bitterly criticized the...
The opposition BNP leaders bitterly criticized the AL leaders and ministers for their remarks against judges over the delay in the execution of the court verdict in Bangabandhu murder case