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
- JULY 25, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH 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, 2010BangladeshDEATH 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, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED 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, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH 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.
- 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, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINORS
in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, two men were sentenced to death