The Rights of the Muslim Women afterDissolution of Marriage in Dhaka: A Case Study
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In our country family ties and happiness are very important. Our culture and tradition focus on strengthening family ties. Unfortunately, at present we are slowly moving away from the culture of continuing married life in our country. Under Muslim law, marriage is a civil contract and through this contract the couple takes an oath to have a beautiful family. Husbands and wives have no blood ties, yet their mutual trust, love and respect inspire them to have a nice family for the rest of their lives. Marriage is a sacred bond that lasts on the mutual trust of husband and wife. Divorce is permitted for very specific reasons, but it is discouraged, even in the Quran. Divorce cases are occurring frequently at present which is really incompatible with our culture. The number of divorces in our country is rising at an alarming rate specially in Dhaka city. At present most of divorce in Dhaka city are filed by women. After divorce women deprive to get their rights. The law has not secured a woman any financial security after divorce. Moreover, the lengthy legal process also makes it very difficult to get their post-divorce rights. The Muslim woman of Bangladesh have given lots of rights under a set of laws but social and traditional practices either causing barrier or discouraging them in enforcing their lawful rights. (Ahamuduzaman, 2014). This paper tries to examine existing laws regarding the rights of Muslim women after dissolution of marriage and comparing the laws and in its practice in Bangladesh.
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