A Comparative study on Women’s Right in Bangladesh: under Hindu and Muslim Personal Law

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.