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Bangladesh has been facing the problems of crimes. Criminality and corruption with its diversified forms, from the very beginning of the country's independence. There are many laws related to crime but crimes are not decreasing day by day. Nature, types of crimes are increasing enormously. However the present study will lead to analyze the criminal laws of Bangladesh. The study was documentary analysis type. Data and information were collected from secondary sources such as Books, Research Report, case laws, law related Journals, Internet and different websites. From the result it was found that the criminal laws of Bangladesh is enough and up to date. But problems are lack of proper implementation, lack of accountabilities. From the result it was also evident that in keeping with the growth of human civilization, social values and knowledge of criminal behavior, the penal philosophy has shifted its emphasis from retribution to deterrence and finally to reformation and social reintegration of the deviants. Therefore, our penal laws need to be re-examined in the light of current penal philosophy of reformation. The goals of the rehabilitation of the offender, establishing restorative-justice, access to court, and crime prevention should also be acknowledged and fully integrated in our criminal justice system. The main objective of criminal justice system is not to convict the greatest possible number of accused but the main objective of a criminal law process is the search for truth, and convict the guilty and to discharge the non-guilty by seeking the truth by fair means. But recent judicial interpretation and legislative trend of withering away of presumption of innocence and other procedural safeguards as discussed above entails the risk of erroneous conviction, which may threaten the legitimacy of criminal justice system and undermine the value of criminal law. Judicial interpretation of criminal laws and principle does not indicate consistent approach to the issue of presumption of innocence. Effective functioning of criminal justice is not only conditioned by fair application of rules and procedures but also logistic support, resource mobilization, adequate managerial capacity, scientific facilities like using electronic and audio-visual equipment in investigation of criminal offences. Coordination between various actors of the criminal justice system can hardly be over-emphasized to achieve its goals.