Bangladesh
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · While in 1997 capital offenses were extended to include...
- News items in the archive
- 1,311
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Bangladesh is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 1,311 news items on Bangladesh, from 1999 to today.
In Bangladesh capital punishment applies to a wide list of offences and is imposed both by the ordinary courts and by special tribunals, including the one for the crimes of the war of independence. The method is hanging.
Sentences are numerous and include trials with many defendants. The archive gathers sentences, executions and appeals.
Latest news
- JUNE 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
JUNE 5, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING HINDU LEADER
Five people were sentenced to death and three others handed down life term by a
MAY 19, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 GET DEATH PENALTY, 5 GET LIFE TERM
In Bangladesh, a Chittagong court sentenced four people to death for killing a lawyer’s
MAY 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST SENTENCED TO HANG FOR WAR GENOCIDE
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior figure in the country's largest Islamic party to death
MAY 4, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES OF THREE EX-ARMYMEN
The appellate division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court earlier this week upheld the death sentences
- APRIL 25, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah...
a criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah...
APRIL 23, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE, CHILD
Mohammad Saleh Nur was hanged at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur, Bangladesh, on the first minute of today for murdering his wife and child.
APRIL 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PM REJECTS NEW BLASPHEMY LAWS
Bangladesh's prime minister rejected demands for tougher blasphemy laws in the face of
MARCH 20, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAID, LOVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The UAE’s top court sentenced a Bangladeshi housemaid and her lover to death after they
- FEBRUARY 28, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ISLAMIST LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A special tribunal in Bangladesh convicted the leader of an Islamic political party of war crimes stemming
- FEBRUARY 26, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, Bangladesh, awarded death penalty to three convicted
a Dhaka court, Bangladesh, awarded death penalty to three convicted
- FEBRUARY 17, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: NEW LAW ALLOWS DEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters cheered on learning Parliament passed a law
JANUARY 28, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASTS IN SHARIATPUR
A Shariatpur court sentenced two activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
JANUARY 21, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WAR TRIBUNAL GIVES DEATH SENTENCE IN FIRST RULING
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced a former leader of the country’s largest Islamic
JANUARY 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH TO DROP DEATH PENALTY PLANS FOR COUNTERFEITING
Bangladesh will drop plans to impose the death penalty for counterfeiting, a central bank
- JANUARY 14, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, has sentenced two persons to death
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, has sentenced two persons to death
- JANUARY 1, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
- DECEMBER 30, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING SAUDI OFFICIAL
A Dhaka court sentenced five people to death for murdering Saudi Arabia embassy official
- DECEMBER 24, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death penalty
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death penalty
- NOVEMBER 14, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir informed Parliament that...
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir informed Parliament that...
NOVEMBER 14, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 21 DEATH CONVICTS PARDONED IN 4YRS
As many as 21 death row convicts were pardoned in Bangladesh by the President in about four
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Bangladesh, a Dhaka court sentenced five people including three brothers to death
- AUGUST 14, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, the High Court has acquitted 12 convicts...
in Bangladesh, the High Court has acquitted 12 convicts...
- JUNE 7, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the High Court, in Bangladesh...
the High Court, in Bangladesh...
- JUNE 3, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, the Appellate Division has commuted...
in Bangladesh, the Appellate Division has commuted...
- MAY 16, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal, in Bangladesh, sentenced two leaders...
a speedy trial tribunal, in Bangladesh, sentenced two leaders...
MAY 15, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: BANGLADESHIS DEATH COMMUTED TO ‘LIFE’
In Kuwait, The Court of Appeals has commuted the death sentenced imposed by the First
MAY 1, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BANGLADESHIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Bangladeshi men convicted of murder were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's Interior
APRIL 17, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
In Bangladesh, a Speedy Trial Tribunal of Rajshahi division sentenced two people to death
- APRIL 12, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
one person named Basir Mia, 42...
one person named Basir Mia, 42...