In the context of legal divergence existing in the family laws of Bangladesh, this research mainly focuses on the scope for ensuring equal rights in divorce under different personal laws of Bangladesh. The research argues that an equal and equitable treatment for both husband and wife should be ensured in the family context of Bangladesh. The concept of divorce and its impact on the children and the society as a whole has been discussed at first. The existing religious perception regarding divorce has been placed with legal reforms brought in Bangladesh. This research is a comparative study of different personal laws existing in Bangladesh. The modes and procedure of divorce under different personal laws are different. This research searches for the equality doctrine within these personal laws. Literature suggests that changes have been brought in the personal laws relating to divorce of Muslim and Christian law. But there is no codified law for Hindus in this regard. This study focuses on the urgency of recognition of Hindu divorce by the state. The state remains silent regarding the personal laws of minority people considering it as a sensitive issue. Some laws are obsolete, discriminatory and insufficient to face the problems arising out of social changes. This research argues that laws should be time befitting, in harmony with constitution and international human rights treaties and hence there should be no discrimination. Finally, this study argues that family stability primarily depended on the equal rights of divorce for both husband and wife.
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