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
FEBRUARY 25, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: EIGHT PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Eight persons were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for brutally killing an Awami League leader 18 years
JANUARY 30, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYB'DESH COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO 14 IN ARMS HAUL CASE
A Bangladeshi court today handed down death penalty to 14 people, including the Jamaat-e-Islami chief
- JANUARY 28, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Barisal court has sentenced to death two brothers, Shahjahan Bairagi and Shahidul Islam Sahed Bairagi,
a Barisal court has sentenced to death two brothers, Shahjahan Bairagi and Shahidul Islam Sahed Bairagi,
JANUARY 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN CTG
A Chittagong court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry.
- JANUARY 1, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
- DECEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh - Eight activists of the Awami League were awarded death penalty
Bangladesh - Eight activists of the Awami League were awarded death penalty
- DECEMBER 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah, 65, was hanged in the first execution for crimes
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah, 65, was hanged in the first execution for crimes
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a pair of murderers who beat a man to death with an iron bar
a pair of murderers who beat a man to death with an iron bar
- NOVEMBER 24, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Bangladesh revised the death sentence
the High Court in Bangladesh revised the death sentence
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the Dhaka High Court, in Bangladesh...
the Dhaka High Court, in Bangladesh...
NOVEMBER 6, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 1,102 ON DEATH ROW AFTER BDR SENTENCES
The number of convicts on death row in Bangladesh rose to 1,102 after a court on Tuesday