Recital (11)

With regard to Bangladesh, according to the information from the Asylum Agency, six Member States currently designate Bangladesh as a safe country of origin at national level, and the Union-wide recognition rate for applicants from Bangladesh was 4 % in 2024. The country has ratified some international human rights instruments. Bangladesh is a parliamentary republic governed by a constitution, which prescribes the separation of powers between the executive and judiciary. There are no indications of expulsion, removal or extradition of citizens of Bangladesh to countries where there is a risk that they would be subjected to the death penalty, torture, persecution, or other inhuman or degrading treatment. There is, in general, no real risk of serious harm within the meaning of Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1347. Although Bangladesh retains the death penalty and did not sign the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty, death sentences are rarely carried out. Bangladesh has ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. There is no armed conflict taking place in Bangladesh and therefore no threat exists by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict. There is, in general, no persecution in the country within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1347.