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
- AUGUST 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN FARIDPUR
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, tribunal judge Khan Md. Abdul Mannan...
- AUGUST 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN NETRAKONA
in Netrakona, Bangladesh, Judge Ekramul Haque Chowdhury of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 sentenced Abul Kalam, of Digjan village in Sadar upazila, to death and fined him Tk 50,000.
- JULY 26, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
in Natore, Bangladesh, additional district and session judge Dilip Kumar Devnath sentenced Sailash Kumar Kalu, of Natore, to death in absentia for killing his business partner Humayun Rabbani Talukder Swadhin on September 23, 2001, in Tebaria
- JULY 25, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladeshi man M.K., 26, unsuccessfully appealed his death sentence for murdering Indian man B.K. in 2005. M.K. was originally sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance for fatally stabbing B.K. after a
JULY 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: CABINET OKAYS BORDER GUARD BANGLADESH ACT
the Bangladeshi cabinet approved the draft of the Border Guard Bangladesh Act
- JULY 8, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN NOAKHALI
in Noakhali, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sakam Anisur Rahman sentenced Abdul Wad Mithu to death for killing a minor boy.
- JULY 8, 2010BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: BANGLADESHI NATIONAL EXECUTED
Jassim Abdulmanan, a Bangladeshi national sentenced to death in Bahrain for murder, was executed, The Gulf Daily News reported.
- JUNE 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Sharjah Appeal Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of Bangladeshi nationals
- JUNE 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narail, Bangladesh, District and Sessions Judge Mohammed Nazrul Islam sentenced Jasimuddin Molla to death for killing his wife in September 13, 2008.
- MAY 16, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SIX FREED AFTER BANGLADESH PAYS BLOOD MONEY
six Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates three years ago returned home after the Bangladeshi government paid blood money to secure their release.
- MAY 11, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim, a resident of Kashinathpur village in Comilla Sadar Upazila, to death in absentia in a double murder case
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narashingdi, Bangladesh, district judge Sadikul Islam Talukdar sentenced Jainal Abedin, from Tatapara village of the Sadr upazila, to death and fined him Tk 1 lakh for beating his wife to death over dowry demands on November 25, 2007.