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 8, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYSHEIKH HASINA ASKS BANGLADESH TRIBUNAL TO SET ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE, SEEKS FAIR TRIAL
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded in a legal communication to Bangladeshi authorities that the death sentence given to her by a tribunal last year be set aside as “legally void”, and that any further proceedings against her be conducted in
APRIL 1, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CARETAKER OVER TK5 DEMAND
A Dhaka court on March 31, 2026 sentenced a man to death for killing a caretaker after asking him for Tk5 in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
MARCH 31, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
A Jamalpur court on March 30, 2026 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Dewanganj upazila, in a case linked to alleged dowry-related abuse.
MARCH 2, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER IN BHATARA
A Dhaka court on February 25, 2026 sentenced Jibon Hossain Mukul to death for the murder of his wife, Fahima Begum, in the capital’s Bhatara area 13 years ago.
FEBRUARY 25, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 TO DIE FOR COLLEGE STUDENT MURDER IN CAPITAL
A Dhaka court on February 22, 2026 sentenced two men to death for the planned murder of Tejgaon College student Ikram Hossain Mollah, 22, in the capital’s Khilkhet area.
FEBRUARY 15, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: EX-MP AMONG SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ASHULIA CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY CASE
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on February 5, 2025 sentenced six people, including former Dhaka-19 lawmaker Md Saiful Islam, to death
FEBRUARY 1, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NASHIT MURDER CASE
Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Feni on January 29, 2026 sentenced three persons to death for murder of 10-year-old boy Ahnaf Al Main alias Nashit and hiding his body.
JANUARY 28, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 TO DIE FOR MURDER OF GOPALGANJ TRANSPORT UNION LEADER BASU
A Dhaka court on January 28, 2026 sentenced five people to death for the 2016 murder of Saidur Rahman Basu, a former president of the Gopalganj Motor Workers Union.
JANUARY 26, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: EX-DMP CHIEF, TWO OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER CHANKHARPUL KILLINGS
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 26, 2026 sentenced former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman and two others to death for crimes against humanity over the killing of six people
DECEMBER 4, 2025BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
A Dhaka court on December 1st, 2025 sentenced a man to death for murdering his wife in the Dakshin Keraniganj area of the capital after she failed to fulfil his dowry demand.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2025BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: OUSTED PM HASINA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STUDENTS CRACKDOWN
A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on November 17, 2025, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
NOVEMBER 10, 2025BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COP OVER 'EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR' IN MYMENSINGH
A Mymensingh court on November 6, 2024 sentenced a policeman and his wife to death for killing another policeman over "extramarital affairs" in 2014.