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Polygamy and civil polygamous marriages are legal in Bangladesh but restricted according to a law of 1961, though the practice is rapidly declining. According to a Pew Research Center study, less than 1% of Bangladeshi men are in polygamous marriage, much lower than the average rate found in other nations that permit polygamy. [1]
Like many non-industrial societies, [2] Bangladeshi culture views marriage as a union between two families rather than just two individuals. [3] In Bangladesh, arranged marriages are arguably the most common form of marriage [4] and are considered traditional in society.
Even where registration services are available, women and girls have more difficulties in accessing them and realizing their benefits: the cost of registration; requirements of a husband’s presence for a child’s registration; the system’s failure to capture customary marriages; burial practices; and inheritance laws.
Although Muslim and Hindu marriages have their distinctive religious rituals, there are many common cultural rituals in marriages across religion among Bengali people. The indigenous groups of Bangladesh also have their own unique wedding traditions and rituals which are distinct from those of the Bengalis.
Getting married before the age of 18 is a common part of life for girls living in Bangladesh. Currently, the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. An estimated 29 ...
Conflict of marriage laws is the conflict of laws with respect to marriage in different jurisdictions. When marriage-related issues arise between couples with diverse backgrounds, questions as to which legal systems and norms should be applied to the relationship naturally follow with various potentially applicable systems frequently conflicting with one another.
Bangladesh Forms and Publication Office (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফর্ম ও প্রকাশনা অফিস) is a Bangladesh government department under the Ministry of Public Administration. The department is responsible for supplying official documents including land registration certificates, marriage certificates ...
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law, including polygynous marriages, are recognised as legal marriages. It also reformed the law relating to the legal status of women in customary marriages, the financial consequences ...