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
- JUNE 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
JUNE 5, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING HINDU LEADER
Five people were sentenced to death and three others handed down life term by a
MAY 19, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 GET DEATH PENALTY, 5 GET LIFE TERM
In Bangladesh, a Chittagong court sentenced four people to death for killing a lawyer’s
MAY 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST SENTENCED TO HANG FOR WAR GENOCIDE
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior figure in the country's largest Islamic party to death
MAY 4, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES OF THREE EX-ARMYMEN
The appellate division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court earlier this week upheld the death sentences
- APRIL 25, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah...
a criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah...
APRIL 23, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE, CHILD
Mohammad Saleh Nur was hanged at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur, Bangladesh, on the first minute of today for murdering his wife and child.
APRIL 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PM REJECTS NEW BLASPHEMY LAWS
Bangladesh's prime minister rejected demands for tougher blasphemy laws in the face of
MARCH 20, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAID, LOVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The UAE’s top court sentenced a Bangladeshi housemaid and her lover to death after they
- FEBRUARY 28, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ISLAMIST LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A special tribunal in Bangladesh convicted the leader of an Islamic political party of war crimes stemming
- FEBRUARY 26, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, Bangladesh, awarded death penalty to three convicted
a Dhaka court, Bangladesh, awarded death penalty to three convicted
- FEBRUARY 17, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: NEW LAW ALLOWS DEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters cheered on learning Parliament passed a law