In Bangladesh there are some "Women's rights group" who are now fighting for equal property rights for women. Currently a sister gets half of that of a brother, that is two sister combined would get as much as one brother. So if there are 6 sisters, then the brother would get one fourth(25%) of the entire asset. But if the "women's rights group" get what they want then the brother would get 1/7 of entire asset. Under current Islamic law of Bangladesh a bride gets dowry from the husband's family. And under current social norms, a guy marries and stays with his parents and supports his entire family, and a woman gets married and goes to his "Sasural." For certain people they think if the women gets more share of the property then the dowry becomes reversed, as a married woman would take that property to her "Sasural.". Its a debatable issue not that simple.
Edited by nazmul - 17 years ago