Land Right and its Implementation in Bangladesh for Women

Abstract

Inheritance is a problem for women’s economic and financial circumstances as well as for human rights. Bangladesh is a developing country and women have a significant role in it. Culturally it has a patriarchal society. Women’s rights are promptly violated in the society in different physical and mental abuse. Though things are changing in a very slow motion still land right is very crucial in the society. Women have hardly any choice and voice in the inheritance of property. The land right exists for both men and women but the implementation for women is very low and unsatisfying. The law ought to be revised in such a way that ensures the women of Bangladesh the equality and lessen their dependency on men (father, brother, husband). It will enhance their self esteem and credibility to work equally with the male population to develop the nation as well as their families. It will give them confidence and importance as a human being rather than being a woman in mercy of their male relatives. This paper aims to show the present law of land right and the discrimination of its implementation. To do so there will be a survey on a target population of 40 to 50 women who have inherited the property from their fathers to show the present condition of inheritance. Questionnaire will be provided to the target population. It may take a long time to establish a woman friendly law for land right for women but it may take a step forward for the noble cause.