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
- FEBRUARY 16, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN JHENIDAH
a court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife for dowry four years ago.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE CONVICTS EXECUTED IN JESSORE JAIL
three convicts in the sensational Minu Ara murder case in Bangladesh were executed in the Jessore central jail.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN HABIGANJ
a tribunal in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife due to dowry.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN KUSHTIA
five people were sentenced to death by a court in Kushtia, Bangladesh.
FEBRUARY 2, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN KUSHTIA
a tribunal in Kushtia, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his pregnant wife.
- JANUARY 1, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh applies the death penalty for such crimes as murder, sedition and drug-trafficking.
Bangladesh applies the death penalty for such crimes as murder, sedition and drug-trafficking.
- DECEMBER 23, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bangladesh meted out the death sentence for three militants of the banned Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HUJI)
a court in Bangladesh meted out the death sentence for three militants of the banned Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HUJI)
- DECEMBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO CONVICTS EXECUTED IN BARISAL JAIL
two convicts were executed in the Barisal district central jail in Bangladesh in the early hours of the morning.
- DECEMBER 18, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING A BOY IN CTG
two men are to walk to the gallows for killing a boy at Dulalabad colony in Bangladesh in 2007.
- DECEMBER 18, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDERS IN MYMENSINGH
two prisoners in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, were executed in the early hours of the morning, prison authorities said the next day.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RUSHO MURDER CASE
the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and seven others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Rusho murder case.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court here in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, awarded two people capital punishment for killing an elderly man in 2007.