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
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN JHENIDAH
a court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death in absentia for killing a co-villager in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 TO FACE GALLOWS FOR KILLING 3 BDR MEN
a court in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh, convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing three BDR members in 2004.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF BOY IN COMILLA
Judge M Shafiqul Kari of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing an eight-year-old boy in Comilla in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN NOAKHALI
a tribunal in Noakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife three years ago.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and 19 others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Jasim murder case
a special court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and 19 others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Jasim murder case
- OCTOBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
two young men in their early 20s were sentenced to death in Kushtia, Bangladesh, for the murder of another young man in a rivalry to win the heart of a girl at Daulatpur in 2006.
two young men in their early 20s were sentenced to death in Kushtia, Bangladesh, for the murder of another young man in a rivalry to win the heart of a girl at Daulatpur in 2006.
- OCTOBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his sister’s mother-in-law.
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his sister’s mother-in-law.
- OCTOBER 29, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three 'extremists' to death in a sensational 1996 murder
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three 'extremists' to death in a sensational 1996 murder
- OCTOBER 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Rajbari, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a triple murder case
a court in Rajbari, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a triple murder case
- OCTOBER 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for the murder of six people, including four children, at a residence at Pallabi of the city
a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for the murder of six people, including four children, at a residence at Pallabi of the city
- OCTOBER 25, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING IN BARISAL
a trial court in Barisal, Bangladesh, awarded the death sentence to Abdur Razzak Matubbar...
- OCTOBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR IN BARISAL
a man was awarded the death penalty by a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, for killing his neighbour at Barajalia in Hizla upazila.