Is apostasy illegal in Bangladesh?
Legal
Apostasy is not a criminal offense in Bangladesh, though social persecution occurs.
Bangladesh is one of 12 countries classified “Legal” for apostasy — 39% of the 31 with data. (Also searched as leaving a religion.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Apostasy in Islam by country
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- India
- Legal No federal law criminalizes apostasy in India, though social hostility exists.
- Pakistan
- Criminal offense Apostasy is a criminal offence under hudood law per the Federal Shariat Court, despite lack of statutory enactment.
- Afghanistan
- Death penalty possible Apostasy is a crime punishable by death under Hanafi jurisprudence applied by Afghan courts.
- Maldives
- Death penalty possible A new regulation revived the death penalty for apostasy, applicable to persons aged seven and older.
- Brunei
- Death penalty possible Apostasy is a capital crime under Brunei's Syariah Penal Code, enforceable since 2019.
- Oman
- Criminal offense Oman lacks an explicit apostasy law, but personal status laws annul marriages and deny inheritance rights to apostates.
Other laws in Bangladesh
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.