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Women & Society · Bangladesh
Should a Kabinnama Tell You About a Future Spouse’s Previous Marriage and Children? The High Court Wants an Answer
Bangladesh’s High Court has asked authorities to explain why Kabinnamas should not require both bride and groom to disclose previous and existing marriages, children and official identification. The proposal could strengthen informed consent—but no form has changed yet.
Voices · India
A New Property Route Could Help Parents Give More to Daughters. It Does Not Make Inheritance Equal
Bangladesh’s newly passed property-transfer amendment lets parents give property to specified family members while retaining lifetime use of it. A legal scholar says the mechanism could help families address unequal outcomes for daughters—but it is a lifetime-gift route, not a reform of inheritance shares.