Abolition of capital punishment
Amnesty International and other Human Rights organisations' observation that the country should move towards the abolition of capital punishment is a clear evidence of recognition in principle at the highest quarters that there can be no rational justification for that extreme penalty in a democratic state. Their views represent the current thinking across the world. Although Bangladesh's law prescribes death penalty for crimes such as murder, abetting mutiny by members of the armed forces, and waging war against the government, it is in cases perceived as particularly gruesome and politically sensitive that the extreme punishment is awarded. In our country, the justice system works in such a way that of the criminals caught, a very few get convicted. Though abolition of capital punishment is welcome, the government should not tie the hands of justice in dealing with heinous crimes.
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