Bangladesh

Capital city — Dhaka

Country population
161,356,039
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
52
i
05/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic (Presidential d…
Human Development Index
0.614
(135/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.2
i
2017
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home Affairs
Prison density
216.9 %
i
05/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
68
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
4.1 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.7 %
i
2012
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
81.3 %
i
05/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no

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Introduction

Country population

161,356,039

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional republic (Presidential democracy)

Human Development Index

0.614

(135/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.2

i

2017

/ UNDP