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 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia...
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia because they fear death at home won a landmark appeal in the High Court and a refugee tribunal was told to re-evalutate their claim
- DECEMBER 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the verdict...
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the verdict of the High Court of January 28, confirming the death sentence passed on Ershad Sikder for the murder of student leader Khaled on May 16, 1999
- DECEMBER 1, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka,...
The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced M
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Nurul Islam was convicted and sentenced to death in...
Nurul Islam was convicted and sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing his wife Jahanara Khatum in July, 1999
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Meherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Meherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Qader, Yasin and Hossain and awarded life imprisonment to Saiful after convicting them of murder
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Julmur Raza Babul was sentenced to death after being...
Julmur Raza Babul was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering his mother after an argument on December 14, 1999
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named Salimullah was sentenced to death in Dhaka,...
A man named Salimullah was sentenced to death in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for murdering his wife in April 2001
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for...
Five people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing Rafiqul Islam, 30, on December 29, 2000
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Special Tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladesh, sentenced...
A Special Tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Mohshin Ali, Hafizur Rahman and his wife Razika Begum of Osmanpur Sholipara village after finding them guilty of poisoning to death Komola Begum, 18, after taking it in turns to rape her, on Ap
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced eight people to death, five of which in absentia, and sentenced five others to life rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in the murder of two jewellery shop salesmen in Kishoreganj
- NOVEMBER 12, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced seven people to death and one person to life imprisonment for killing Juba Dal leader Kabul Khan, 27
- NOVEMBER 12, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court of Dhaka,...
The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced Abdul Kader to death penalty for stabbing to death his wife