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 15, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: seven Hasina-era leaders sentenced to death
SEPTEMBER 13, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: Two sentenced to death for rape, murder of teenage girl
AUGUST 31, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya
AUGUST 6, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 4-YR-OLD GIRL IN SYLHET
JULY 29, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN IN DHAKA’S BADDA
- JULY 21, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE 9 YEARS AFTER KILLING WIFE
JULY 17, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYCHINESE EMBASSY IN BANGLADESH WARNS CITIZENS BUYING BRIDES RISK DEATH PENALTY
JULY 2, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND, DISMEMBERING BODY
APRIL 9, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO EX-COPS TO BE HANGED IN ABU SAYED KILLING CASE
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on April 9, 2026 sentenced two former policemen to death and others to varying jail terms in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed.
- APRIL 8, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
SHEIKH HASINA ASKS BANGLADESH TRIBUNAL TO SET ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE, SEEKS FAIR TRIAL
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded in a legal communication to Bangladeshi authorities that the death sentence given to her by a tribunal last year be set aside as “legally void”, and that any further proceedings against her be conducted in
APRIL 1, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CARETAKER OVER TK5 DEMAND
A Dhaka court on March 31, 2026 sentenced a man to death for killing a caretaker after asking him for Tk5 in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
MARCH 31, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
A Jamalpur court on March 30, 2026 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Dewanganj upazila, in a case linked to alleged dowry-related abuse.