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
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death,...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death, four to life in jail and two others to five years rigorous imprisonment for murdering a youth in broad daylight in 1999
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five men were sentenced to death, four to life term...
Five men were sentenced to death, four to life term in jail and two others to five years rigorous imprisonment for murdering a youth in 1999
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death,...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death, four to life in jail and two others to five years rigorous imprisonment for murdering a youth in broad daylight in 1999
- AUGUST 25, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain,...
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain, 30, and Jilan Sheikh, 32, for murdering a schoolboy of 12 in 1998
- AUGUST 21, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two brothers were sentenced by a court for murder
Two brothers were sentenced by a court for murder
- AUGUST 19, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Additional Session Judge (Third Court) of Comilla...
The Additional Session Judge (Third Court) of Comilla Md Ansar Ali found Parvin Akhter guilty of murdering her step-daughter by strangulation and sentenced her to death
- AUGUST 13, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina accused the government...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina accused the government of patronizing the killers, which she said is the main cause of the rise in murders and crimes that threatened the fabric of society
- AUGUST 12, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five notorious dacoits were sentenced to death, one...
Five notorious dacoits were sentenced to death, one of them in absentia, for murder of a housewife and her brother-in-law in the suburb of the town in May 1999
- AUGUST 12, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Moved to tears by the wails of the parents of Bappi...
Moved to tears by the wails of the parents of Bappi and Ratna, two children brutally killed within a span of five days, opposition leader Sheikh Hasina urged people to stand united to end "misrule" as she said this government failed to provide public secu
- AUGUST 11, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Despite tough laws against human trafficking, which...
Despite tough laws against human trafficking, which carries the death penalty, hundreds of Bangladeshi children are kidnapped every year, humanitarian groups say
- AUGUST 4, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned five people to death...
A court in Bangladesh condemned five people to death and sentenced two others to life terms with rigorous imprisonment for a sensational murder case
- JULY 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave...
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave capital punishment to one of them and life terms to the other three for killing a man in 1998