Abstract:
The People‘s Republic of Bangladesh, a secular nation as enshrined in the
Constitution adheres to uniform laws when it comes to the aspects of everyday life
except, the subject of women‘s Right in Bangladesh under Hindu and Muslim
personal law. Disputes in regards to comparative women‘s Right in Bangladesh under
Hindu and Muslim personal law in Bangladesh are governed under personal laws of
the individual; which means that the religious laws shall come into play while
determining the distribution of property of the deceased or while determining the
inheritance rights of an individual. Hindu personal law is likewise anti-women. It
acknowledges male polygamy and places considerable restrictions on women's ability
to receive maintenance payments. Hindu women are able to request judicial
separation, but divorce is not recognized by the law. Muslim personal laws are biased
because they support polygamy for men, place more obstacles in the way of women's
divorce than they do for men, and have few provisions for maintenance. Bangladesh's
Muslim family laws state that if a woman is pregnant at the time of the divorce.
