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
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TOP ISLAMIST PREACHER'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Bangladesh's Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a top Islamist
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE, 5 TO LIFE TERM IN MURDER CASE
A Dhaka court awarded death sentence to one person and life term to five people for killing a student in
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN PATUAKHALI
In Bangladesh, a Patuakhali district court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Galachipa upazila
JUNE 24, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NTV EMPLOYEE MURDER CASE
The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 2 sentenced to death one Shakil Shikder for killing ntv video editor Atiqul
JUNE 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 8 TO DIE FOR RAMNA KILLING
A Dhaka court has sentenced to death eight accused including Huji chief Mufti Hannan in the sensational
JUNE 16, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SEVEN PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A district Court in Bangladesh awarded death penalty to seven people and jailed two others for life in over
JUNE 8, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 1071 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
A total of 1071 inmates are on death row in jails across the country, State Minister for Home Affairs
- APRIL 17, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 4 DEATH-ROW CONVICTS ACQUITTED
In Bangladesh, an High Court bench comprising Justice Abdul Hye and Krisna Debnath acquitted four
- APRIL 9, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 OUTLAWS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN BAGERHAT
A court in Bagerhat district sentenced three members of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) to
APRIL 9, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN WIFE KILLING CASE IN MANIKGANJ
A court in Manikganj, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in 2010.
- MARCH 25, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING A SCHOOLBOY
A Dhaka court sentenced two kidnappers to death in absentia for killing a six years schoolboy after
MARCH 5, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PRESIDENTS SAVED 30 FROM GALLOWS BETWEEN 2001-2013
Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said a total of 33 people, who were sentenced to death from