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
- DECEMBER 2, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced three siblings to death penalty
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced three siblings to death penalty
- DECEMBER 1, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, convicted Jahanara Begum Rumi, a housewife, and sentenced her to death
a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, convicted Jahanara Begum Rumi, a housewife, and sentenced her to death
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a district and sessions court in Natore, Banlgladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim to death
a district and sessions court in Natore, Banlgladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim to death
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a district and sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Anwar Hossain to
a district and sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Anwar Hossain to
- NOVEMBER 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death...
a speedy trial tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and five others to life imprisonment for killing railway union leader Muhammad Shafi in June 2003.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Mashuk...
A court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Mashuk Mia for killing a minor girl after raping her
- OCTOBER 31, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced to death in absentia Abdur Rahman alias Janu Mia after convicting him of killing his wife Sharifa Khatun in Chinki Astana village, Mirersharai, on April 21, following a family feud
- OCTOBER 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced to death Chandan Bachar
a speedy trial tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced to death Chandan Bachar
- OCTOBER 24, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death and another to life...
Two men were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for the murder of a Jubo League leader at Ispahani bazaar in Bandar, Bangladesh
- OCTOBER 20, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Three Bangladeshis were sentenced to death in their...
Three Bangladeshis were sentenced to death in their absence for their part in the 1975 "Jail Killings" of four people seen as heroes of the independence struggle
- OCTOBER 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh...
A man was sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh for throwing acid on a girl in Nandirbazar village that left her blind in one eye
- OCTOBER 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted two youths...
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted two youths and sentenced them to death after convicting them of killing a four-and-a-half-year-old boy