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
- 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
- APRIL 18, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Top leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) including...
Top leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) including some influential ministers criticised the higher judiciary for delaying the process of execution of the death sentences of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- APRIL 3, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition treaty had been sent to Washington following discussion with US President Bill Clinton during his visit to Bangladesh on 20th March
- APRIL 2, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed...
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed the process of bringing back the killers of Bangbandhu hiding in different countries
- MARCH 13, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court condemned Aiyub Ali, 27, to death for strangling...
A court condemned Aiyub Ali, 27, to death for strangling Munirul Islam of Arpara village in Bagha thana on December 16, 1997
- FEBRUARY 14, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge of Bhola, Mia...
Additional District and Sessions Judge of Bhola, Mia Mohammad Sharif Hossain convicted Saiful Islam and his second wife Fazilatunessa for murder and sentenced them to death by hanging
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000BangladeshDEATH 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
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge Biplob Goshwami...
Additional District and Sessions Judge Biplob Goshwami sentenced Dulal Mridha, 35, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Piara Begum, over a dowry dispute on May 12, 1998 and burying the body behind his house
- FEBRUARY 6, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Despite repeated attempts by the prosecution, the High...
Despite repeated attempts by the prosecution, the High Court failed to fix a date for the hearing to confirm the lower court verdict that meted out death sentences to 15 former army officers for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- JANUARY 30, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Bangladeshi Parliament passed the Women and Children...
The Bangladeshi Parliament passed the Women and Children Repression Prevention Bill 2000 proposed by Sheikh Hasina's government