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 7, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 SIBLINGS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN CHUADANGA
three siblings were sentenced to death in absentia for the abduction and murder of a co-villager on December 25, 2005, at Jibonnagar in Chuadanga, Bangladesh.
- MAY 4, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DUO’S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
a Doha appeals court in Qatar commuted the death penalty given to two Bangladeshi men, one a minor, by a lower court to a life sentence and a 10-year imprisonment.
- MAY 3, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN CTG
judge Shafiqul Karim of the Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal...
- APRIL 26, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC GRANTS LEAVE-TO-APPEAL AGAINST THE HC VERDICT
the Supreme Court in Bangladesh granted five prisoners leave-to-appeal against their death sentences.
- APRIL 18, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: DEATH RULING UPHELD
the Supreme Civil Appeals Court in Bahrain upheld the death penalty against a Bangladeshi man convicted of the murder of his compatriot.
- MARCH 18, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death for killing an adolescent girl after raping her.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR WOMEN TRAFFICKING
three people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh in 77 women trafficking cases from
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH GOVT APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERRORISTS
the Bangladesh government approved the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHIS ON DEATH ROW STILL AWAIT APPEALS VERDICT
eight Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death by a lower Saudi Arabian court for allegedly killing an Egyptian worker face an uncertain future while they wait for a verdict by a higher court in Riyadh.
- 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 PENALTYBANGLADESH: 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.