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
- 1,301
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 1,301 news items on Bangladesh, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- APRIL 12, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Abdul Kader was sentenced to death by a court in Laxmipur, Bangladesh, for the murder of his wife, 19-year old Peara Begum, at Charmartin village in the Ramgati district on September 4, 2000.
- APRIL 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH
six people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh, in three separate cases. Four men were sentenced to death in Dhaka for the murder of police officer Mizanur Rahman in January 2004.
- APRIL 10, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE AND FOUR TO GO TO JAIL FOR MURDER
Khokon Bepari, 26, was condemned to death by the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal of Barisal, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of murder.
- APRIL 9, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
three people were sentenced to death in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, in two separate murder cases.
- APRIL 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR MURDER
a man named as Morshed was sentenced to death in Comilla, Bangladesh, for the murder of a rickshaw puller about six years previously.
- APRIL 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Acid Crime Control Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced to death in absentia Nasiruddin of Kuhaighar village in Zointapur for throwing acid at his fiancée and killing her.
- MARCH 28, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KHULNA FOR MURDER
four men were sentenced to death in Khulna, Bangladesh, for murdering a policeman in a bomb attack.
- MARCH 23, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Rafiqul Islam alias Bhola, 35, and Abul Khashem, 50, were sentenced to death
- MARCH 20, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Muhibur Rahman, Billal Ahmed and Abdul Latif were sentenced to death by a court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for killing a day-labourer in the Jaintapur district.
- MARCH 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. LAWYERS APPEAL DEATH CONVICTION, CITING NAME MIX-UP
a Bangladeshi with the same nickname as a murder suspect was mistakenly tried and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, his lawyers told a court.
- MARCH 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
two men named as Arman and Telu were sentenced to death in absentia
two men named as Arman and Telu were sentenced to death in absentia
- MARCH 7, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
three men were sentenced to death for shooting down two people in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh during a gang attack.
- MARCH 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Additional district and sessions court in Bangladesh sentenced Abdul Hamid, Zahid Hasan and Hafizul to death for the murder of a motor cyclist.
- MARCH 2, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Mahtabuddin Ahmed, a rickshaw-puller, was sentenced to death by a court in Pirojpur, Bangladesh for killing his wife.
- MARCH 1, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a special court in Comilla, Bangladesh, convicted Enam Hossain alias Emam and condemned him to death for killing his wife for dowry.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shailen, Azmal Gazi and Helal Sharif were sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for murder.
Shailen, Azmal Gazi and Helal Sharif were sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for murder.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the District Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal in Jessore...
the District Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal in Jessore, Bangladesh, sentenced Tariqul Islam, 21, to death for raping and killing a minor.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Zamal Gazi, Kawsar and Khabir Gazi of Kalibari village in Amtali, Bangladesh, were sentenced to death
Zamal Gazi, Kawsar and Khabir Gazi of Kalibari village in Amtali, Bangladesh, were sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 17, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
eleven people were convicted and sentenced to death by a district court in Comilla, Bangladesh
eleven people were convicted and sentenced to death by a district court in Comilla, Bangladesh
- FEBRUARY 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Alamgir was sentenced to death by a district court in Bangladesh
Mohammad Alamgir was sentenced to death by a district court in Bangladesh
- FEBRUARY 13, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
seven persons were sentenced to death, five in absentia, by a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN HAVE SENTENCES COMMUTED TO LIFE, CONFIRMATION FOR THREE OTHERS
the High Court of Bangladesh in Dhaka commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty handed down to Sajibul Islam, Kabul and Tajibul Islam and confirmed the sentences handed to Ekramul Hossain alias Anis, Shukur Ali and Minarul Islam Mina.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Abdul Awal, 40, Osman Gani, 35, and Abu Bakar, 32, all brother, were sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mohiuddin Jintu, a Bangladeshi man who surrendered to police...
Mohiuddin Jintu, a Bangladeshi man who surrendered to police...
- JANUARY 30, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
four people were sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh
four people were sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh
- JANUARY 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
three people were sentenced to death, in Bangladesh
three people were sentenced to death, in Bangladesh
- JANUARY 26, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Kabir Hossain was sentenced to death
Kabir Hossain was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 18, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Niranjan Jena, a man in Orissa, India, was sentenced to death
Niranjan Jena, a man in Orissa, India, was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 17, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Azam Reza, a wealthy Bangladeshi banker who murdered his wife...
Azam Reza, a wealthy Bangladeshi banker who murdered his wife...
- JANUARY 17, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Delwar Hossain was sentenced to death in absentia
Delwar Hossain was sentenced to death in absentia