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
- 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
- JANUARY 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced Alal Mia, 45, to death
the speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced Alal Mia, 45, to death
- DECEMBER 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
five young men were sentenced to death in Chittagong, Bangladesh...
five young men were sentenced to death in Chittagong, Bangladesh, and eight others given life imprisonment for the murder of three siblings at Kazipara in Hathazari.
- DECEMBER 7, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court of Bangladesh dismissed the appeal against a High Court order that had confirmed
the Supreme Court of Bangladesh dismissed the appeal against a High Court order that had confirmed
- 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
- OCTOBER 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Aslam Gain and co-accused Borhan were sentenced to...
Aslam Gain and co-accused Borhan were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of Gain's wife on July 26, 2001 at Delarbati village in Bangladesh
- OCTOBER 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Solaiman Hossain was sentenced to death in Bangladesh...
Solaiman Hossain was sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing his wife for dowry in a remote village of the country's Bera district
- OCTOBER 7, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Sohel and Raju Roy were sentenced to death by a Speedy...
Sohel and Raju Roy were sentenced to death by a Speedy Trial Tribunal and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of killing Saiful Islam in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, on September 5, 2003
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Babul Hossain in absentia for killing a neighbour
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape...
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995