Chapter 3 Muslim Women’s Rights under Bangladesh Law Provisions, Practices and Policies Related to Custody and Guardianship
Nowrin Tamanna, Muhammad Amirul Haq and Sara Hossain
FIGURE 3.1 A mother and daughter celebrating Bengali New Year, Dhaka. Photo by Md Main Uddin/DRIK
List of Legislation
The Children Act, 2013 The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 The Constitution of the People’s Republic of the Bangladesh, 1972 The Court of Wards Act, 1879 The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2010 The Evidence Act, 1872 The Family Courts Ordinance, 1985 The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 The Majority Act, 1875 The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 The Penal Code, 1860
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List of Cases
Abdul Jalil and Others v. Sharon Laily Begum Jalil [1998] 50 dlr (ad) 55 Abdul Quddus v. Syed Moniul Ahsan Sajjan [2011] 16 mlr (hcd) 3 Abdul Salam v. Mst. Razia Begum [1969] 21 dlr 237 Abu Bakar Siddique v. S.M.A. Bakar [1986] 38 dlr (ad) 106 Ahmed Nawaz v. State [1968] 20 dlr (wp) 45 Aktar Masood v. Bilkis Jahan Ferdous [1998] 50 dlr (ad) 145 Ali Akbar v. Mst. Kaniz Mariam [1956] 8 dlr (wp) 43 Amirul Bor Choudhury v. Nargis Sultana [1993] 19 bld (hcd) 213 Anika Ali v. Rezwanul Ahsan [2012] 32 bld (ad) 107 Anika Ali v. Rezwanul Ahsan [2013] 2 lnj (ad) 25, see also 21 blT (ad) 85 Archana Prasad v. Miss Chilia Randolph [1980] 32 dlr (hcd) 118 Atia Waris v. Sultan Ahmad [1959] pld (Lahore) 205 Ayesha Khanam and Others v. Major Sabbir Ahmed and Others [1993] 13 bld (hcd) 186 Bhakti Bhusan Shaha v. Moulana Ruhul Amin [1986] 38 dlr (hcd) 396 Dr. Rashiduddin Ahmed v. Dr. Quamarunnahar Ahmed [1978] 30 dlr (hcd) 208 Eugenia Archetti Abdullah v. State of Kerala [2004] (3) klt 1025 Fahitmuddin Khokhar v. Mst. Zaibunnessa [1968] 20 dlr (wp) 297 Farhana Azad v. Samudra Ejazul Haque and Others [2008] 60 dlr (hcd) 12 Hossain Muhammad Ershad v. State [2001] 21 bld (ad) 69 Imambandi v. Mutsaddi [1919] l.r. 45 i.a. 73 Johara Begum v. Maimuna Khatun [1964] 16 dlr (hcd) 695 Khandaker Abdul Halim and Others v. State and Others [2016] 21 blc 768 Krishna Pada Dutta v. Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs [1990] 42 dlr (hcd) 297 Manju Tiwari v. Rajendra Tiwari [1990] air (sc) 1156 Md. Kamruzzaman @ Ratan (Minor) v. Md. Dulal Mia (Civil) [2017] 69 dlr 503 Md. Khorshed Alam v. M.A. Ali Haider [1981] 33 dlr (hcd) 245 Md. Nurul Islam v. Nur Ayesha Begum [2011] 16 blc (hcd) 10 Md. Rahamatullah v. Mst. Sabana Islam [2003] 8 MLR (hcd) 242 Md. Rashidul Islam v. Morsheda Parveen [2014] 4 alr (ad) 179 Md. Riazul Islam alias Raju v. Jannat Ara alias Rimmi Civil Revision No. 4349 of 2010 Meherun Hossain v. Nuzul Islam [1994] 46 dlr (hcd) 1994 86 Ms. Louise Anne Khan v. Sajjad Ahmed Rana [2007] pld (Lahore) 293 Mst. Hurabai v. Usman [1964] 16 dlr (wp) 237 Mst. Rubia Ayaz Khan v. State and Another [2001] pld (Karachi) 197 Mst. Siddiqunnisa Bibi v. Nizamuddin Khan and Others [1932] air (All.) 215 Mst. Sultana Begum v. Muhammad Shafi [1965] 17 dlr (wp) 119 Mst. Tahera Begum v. Saleem Ahmed Siddiqui [1970] pld (Karachi) 619 Muhaiminul Hasan Khan v. Md. Nurul Islam Khan [2002] 54 dlr (hcd) 156 Muhammad Bashir v. Ghulam Fatima [1953] pld (Lahore) 73