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 3, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, the Appellate Division has commuted...
in Bangladesh, the Appellate Division has commuted...
- MAY 16, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal, in Bangladesh, sentenced two leaders...
a speedy trial tribunal, in Bangladesh, sentenced two leaders...
MAY 15, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: BANGLADESHIS DEATH COMMUTED TO ‘LIFE’
In Kuwait, The Court of Appeals has commuted the death sentenced imposed by the First
MAY 1, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BANGLADESHIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Bangladeshi men convicted of murder were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's Interior
APRIL 17, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
In Bangladesh, a Speedy Trial Tribunal of Rajshahi division sentenced two people to death
- APRIL 12, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
one person named Basir Mia, 42...
one person named Basir Mia, 42...
APRIL 5, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF CHILD
One man, Rakib Sonar, 25, was sentenced to death and another was sentenced to
- MARCH 29, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
three persons were awarded death sentences and six others...
three persons were awarded death sentences and six others lifetime imprisonment for killing local Awami League leaders Golam Azam and Shahjahan Ali.
- MARCH 29, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi national sentenced to death by Malaysia's High Court
MARCH 24, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SAGAR TO HANG FOR KILLING SHUBHO
In Bangladesh, a speedy trial tribunal sentenced to death Tajul Islam Sagar for
- MARCH 13, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death sentence...
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death sentence...
- FEBRUARY 16, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: EIGHT TO HANG FOR KILLING FARMERS
In Bangladesh, a court handed down death sentences to eight people over the much-discussed murder of three farmers at Mymensingh's Dhobaura in 2006.