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
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, district and sessions judge Md Mofizul Islam sentenced Mosharraf Hossain...
- MAY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SHUKUR ALI'S DEATH SENTENCE STAYED FOR 3 MONTHS
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of Shukur Ali for three months. SC judge M Muzammel Hossain fixed August 10 for the appeal hearing after the High Court declared the sentence unconstitutional as the law provided no alternative to the deat
- APRIL 27, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINORS
in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, two men were sentenced to death
- APRIL 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO DIE FOR CHILD MURDER IN CHITTAGONG
in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Shafiqul Karim sentenced Jashim Uddin, alias Iqbal, from Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila, and his wife, Parvin Akhter, to death for killing Rozina Akter on December 8, 2000.
- APRIL 5, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Khan Mohammad Abdul Manna sentenced Ikram Khan, 35, from Joydevpur village under Alfadanga upazila of the district, to death. He allegedly beat his wife Tania Khatum Akhni, 2
MARCH 23, 2010BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
male prostitute Russell Mezan, 26, from Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by the
- MARCH 20, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Netrakona, Bangladesh, sentenced Badal Mia...
- MARCH 16, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Judge Md. Mukhlesur Rahman of the Thakurgaon Court of Women and Child Repression Tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Hossain Ali, 35, to death for murdering his wife Sahera Khatun on June 24, 2003, and fined him taka 50,000.
- MARCH 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC COMMUTES AZAM REZA'S DEATH PENALTY
the Appellate Division of the Bangladeshi Supreme Court...
- MARCH 2, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 1 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PABAN MURDER CASE
in Pabna, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Motajidur Rahman sentenced Nazrul Islam alias Nazu, 32, of Koikunta village in Ishwardi upazila, to death.
MARCH 2, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HC DECLARES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Justices Imman Ali and Abdul Awal of the Bangladeshi High Court declared all
MARCH 1, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: CABINET OKAYS BILL WITH DEATH PENALTY CLAUSE
the cabinet in Bangladesh approved in principle the Border Guard Bangladesh Bill 2010, keeping a