Bangladesh

Capital city — Dhaka

Country population
171,186,372
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
50
i
12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic (Presidential d…
Human Development Index
0.67
(129/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.34
i
2018
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
84,851
i
09/12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
197.9 %
i
09/12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
68
i
2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.9 %
i
09/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.7 %
i
2012
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
75.6 %
i
25/11/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no

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Special populations

Female prisoners

3.9 %

i

09/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

0.7 %

i

2012

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

75.6 %

i

25/11/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

no