Category: BDFA News
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Bangladeshi Men Cannot Take Second Wife Without Arbitration Council permission, High Court Affirms
The High Court has upheld the provision of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961, which requires prior written permission from the Arbitration Council before a man can contract a second marriage while an existing marriage remains valid. A bench comprising Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Syed Zahed Mansur delivered the verdict by dismissing a rule…
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Data Localization Provision Removed in Draft Personal data protection Ordinance 2026
The Advisory Council has given final in-principle approval to the draft Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, removing the earlier requirement for mandatory data localization. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shared the decision at a briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday. He said the amendment addresses concerns raised by…
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Two ‘Anti-discrimination’ Student Leaders Arrested in Gang Rape Case in Magura
Police have arrested two former leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 30-year-old expatriate’s wife in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district. The incident reportedly took place on Monday night, and the victim filed a case on Tuesday accusing four men of raping her after threatening to circulate…
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