Divorces on rise among educated couples in Bangladesh: Official data (1 divorce / hour in Dhaka)

[Black_cats]

Divorces on rise among educated couples in Bangladesh: Official data
Press Trust of India | Dhaka Last Updated at August 27, 2018 19:50 IST

https://www.business-standard.com/a...-bangladesh-official-data-118082700887_1.html

There has been a growth of divorce rate among couples having higher educational background in Bangladesh in the past seven years, according to an official data.

The divorce rate is highest in the southwestern coastal Barisal region, while it is lowest in the northeastern and northwestern Sylhet and Chittagong, considered as conservative parts in the country, Bangladesh's Bureau of Statistics (BBS) figures suggested.

The divorce rate shot up to 34 per cent nationwide in the last seven years, it said, adding that the incidents of such estrangements were more prominent among couples having higher educational backgrounds.

Officials of Dhaka City Corporation, which register divorces, also said well educated, professional and wealthy women are comparatively filing more divorce suits.

"Increased awareness and maladjustments are prompting couples to severe their relationships," reported Prothom Alo newspaper, which analysed the BBS statistics.

According to rights activist Rasheda K Chowhdury, Bangladeshi women are now taking the lead in severing their nuptial cords, though the general trend earlier suggested that they tried to save the marriages.

This phenomenon "needs a thorough research", she was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

"In many cases, underage girls are forcibly married off by their parents to a much older men...at one stage such marriages breakup," Chowhdury said.

She further said that divorces "expose the children of the estranged couples to a state of mental unrest, in many cases for the rest of their lives".

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

 

[Black_cats]

One divorce in Dhaka every hour
Mansura Hossain and Sujan Ghose | Update: 23:20, Aug 27, 2018

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/182345/One-divorce-in-Dhaka-every-hour

Meherunnesa’s (pseudonym) husband started mentally and physically abusing her for dowry a few months into their marriage that took place in 2014. She was even subjected to torture in front of her child. Things worsened last year and Meherunnesa, with the permission of her parents, filed for divorce on 21 July.

Like her, as many as 4,970 people filed for divorce in Chattogram City Corporation last year. The number is 2,532 from January to July this year, with most of the applicants filing for divorce being women.

The picture is no different in the capital city Dhaka. At least 50,000 divorce applications were filed in Dhaka North and South City Corporations in the past six years, which means on an average one divorce application was filed every hour.

According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), divorce application rate has increased by 34 per cent in the past seven years.

The major reason for divorce is marital conflict, according to statistics. Among the reasons for filing for divorce, women mention ill behaviour, extramarital affairs, torture for dowry, settling abroad, drug addiction, social media addiction, impotence and many more.

The reasons, on the other hand, for men to file for a divorce are disobeying Islamic rule, disobedience to husband, indifference to the family, infertility, and so on.

The reasons for divorce are almost the same, regardless of the social stature.

Among the cities, the highest number of divorce application was filed in Barisal while the lowest was in Sylhet, shows the study.

Describing the positive side of divorce, the director of the survey, AKM Ashraful Haque, told Prothom Alo, “People are more conscious now. They take divorce or stay separate if there is any dispute in conjugal life. However, the children have to suffer for their parents’ decision.”

Due to widespread use of social media, husbands or wives are more suspicious of their partners, which eventually destroy the bonding, said Imam Ali and Indrajit Kundu, two professors of sociology department at Chattogram University.

Survey in Dhaka North and South City Corporation shows 70 per cent of the applications for divorce are filed by wives.

Officials at the two city corporations said, previously the families did not back women filing for divorce. But nowadays parents are more conscious and initiate divorce to save their daughters from torture, they added.

“Generally women are not the first to go for a divorce. It can be a matter of research why the number of divorce in Bangladesh is still increasing,” said Rasheda K Chowdhury, former adviser to a caretaker government.

The executive director of Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) also said, “Most of the women work outside now. They are tired of performing ‘double duties’ -- working both in home and outside. Economically solvent woment easily get out of messy relationships.”

However, she did mention the problems the children face, "Kids from broken families suffer in the long run. This is alarming."

 

[ranawat]

Divorces on rise among educated couples in Bangladesh: Official data
Press Trust of India | Dhaka Last Updated at August 27, 2018 19:50 IST

https://www.business-standard.com/a...-bangladesh-official-data-118082700887_1.html

There has been a growth of divorce rate among couples having higher educational background in Bangladesh in the past seven years, according to an official data.

The divorce rate is highest in the southwestern coastal Barisal region, while it is lowest in the northeastern and northwestern Sylhet and Chittagong, considered as conservative parts in the country, Bangladesh's Bureau of Statistics (BBS) figures suggested.

The divorce rate shot up to 34 per cent nationwide in the last seven years, it said, adding that the incidents of such estrangements were more prominent among couples having higher educational backgrounds.

Officials of Dhaka City Corporation, which register divorces, also said well educated, professional and wealthy women are comparatively filing more divorce suits.

"Increased awareness and maladjustments are prompting couples to severe their relationships," reported Prothom Alo newspaper, which analysed the BBS statistics.

According to rights activist Rasheda K Chowhdury, Bangladeshi women are now taking the lead in severing their nuptial cords, though the general trend earlier suggested that they tried to save the marriages.

This phenomenon "needs a thorough research", she was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

"In many cases, underage girls are forcibly married off by their parents to a much older men...at one stage such marriages breakup," Chowhdury said.

She further said that divorces "expose the children of the estranged couples to a state of mental unrest, in many cases for the rest of their lives".

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

It is effect of growing economy.

 

[Black_cats]

It is effect of growing economy.

Not that. Patience is very low among both partners and tendency of cheating increased due to social media among couple. But for sure feminism also playing a big role as woman are earning good salary so they think it is mandatory to continue with a relation if something does not work out.

Another thing as this article indicated sexual satisfaction is becoming also a major reason for divorce beside drug addiction and living away from wife for long time in another country.

In the last 7 year divorce rate increased by 34% and in Dhaka in north and south city corporation in total 10291 divorce happened.

 

[Bilal9]

This trend may not be a great thing.

Emotional maturity is lacking in educated men and women in Bangladesh today (especially the women) because they are new to this womens' lib thing. Women are now professionally more advanced in the workplace and wealthier to live independently than ever before.

In the US this happened in the seventies when divorced single parents became the norm. The next generation born of these seventies and eighties parents (new couples today in the US) saw the perils and drawbacks of single parenthood and made a more practical effort to be tolerant and stay together.

This will follow in Bangladesh too - part of societal evolution.

 

[fallstuff]

This is all sign of progress

 

[Michael Corleone]

Well. A nice article to use to prove my points to mom why marrying a Bengali for me is a bad idea.

 

[Bilal9]

Well. A nice article to use to prove my points to mom why marrying a Bengali for me is a bad idea.

Well if you don't mind me putting forth some personal opinion to help your point of view - Bengali middle or upper middle class girls (daddy's princesses) will,

1. Not lift a finger to do anything around the house since most have never earned a living for themselves.
2. Will not help you put up even pictures (considered Male work by them)
3. Will expect you to hire housemaids (even if you live in the US or UK)
4. Will be okay cooking for you (considered Female work), but whether you can eat it is another subject...
5. Will expect you to socialize with 'their' female friends (and husbands), not with your buddies.

I could go on and on...

 

[Michael Corleone]

Well if you don't mind me putting forth some personal opinion to help your point of view - Bengali middle or upper middle class girls (daddy's princesses) will,

1. Not lift a finger to do anything around the house since most have never earned a living for themselves.
2. Will not help you put up even pictures (considered Male work by them)
3. Will expect you to hire housemaids (even if you live in the US or UK)
4. Will be okay cooking for you (considered Female work), but whether you can eat it is another subject...
5. Will expect you to socialize with 'their' female friends (and husbands), not with your buddies.

I could go on and on...

6. Will be a starfish in bed

I feel sorry for you, you’re married and you have to go through this

 

[Bilal9]

6. Will be a starfish in bed

I feel sorry for you, you’re married and you have to go through this

Well can't confirm my marital status....but have had plenty of Bengali women as GF's, I know enough....we can discuss some more later....

 

[bdslph]

Well. A nice article to use to prove my points to mom why marrying a Bengali for me is a bad idea.

if u leave aboard whole life then marry there even bengali who was bought up there
because one things no maids no baby comfort etc...
i am not saying all men are good or bad or all women are good or bed
divorce takes places because they dont know how to work it out

social media cheating feminism (very moody or bossy if has job earn or educated, not talking abt status) and also drama channel of INDIA

i agree with u i dont want to marry a bengali girl ....... dont have anything against them but not my type
plus this divorce are or will not work they are married still hehehehe that is a western divorce pen paper
in islamic way 3 month it takes every once a month u have to go and meet and say i divorce u something like that i am not expert

meant no offence just my opinion

 

[Michael Corleone]

if u leave aboard whole life then marry there even bengali who was bought up there
because one things no maids no baby comfort etc...
i am not saying all men are good or bad or all women are good or bed
divorce takes places because they dont know how to work it out

social media cheating feminism (very moody or bossy if has job earn or educated, not talking abt status) and also drama channel of INDIA

i agree with u i dont want to marry a bengali girl ....... dont have anything against them but not my type
plus this divorce are or will not work they are married still hehehehe that is a western divorce pen paper
in islamic way 3 month it takes every once a month u have to go and meet and say i divorce u something like that i am not expert

meant no offence just my opinion

bengali girls, rarely are good looking if any... plus the attitude of being the most beautiful women on earth puts me off them.... i like humble, down to earth girls... hence so far only clicked with two girls in my life.... rest all have been fwb

 

[Imran Khan]

wow i cant even think my wife will kill me

 

[DarkPrince]

Well can't confirm my marital status....but have had plenty of Bengali women as GF's, I know enough....we can discuss some more later....

If people are having too many gfs like you then how will a marriage work? Truth is even in most Muslim countries people are quite westernized now.

 

[Bilal9]

If people are having too many gfs like you then how will a marriage work? Truth is even in most Muslim countries people are quite westernized now.

These GF's were not married brother. We have to change our mindset from fifty years ago...

A lot of educated women in B'desh have already made the change.

Men (even educated men) in Bangladesh wants to hang on to the former status quo (established and aloof daddy and husband in name only) without emotionally committing 110% on the woman.

Women are demanding (and will get) far more from relationships - establishing 'Allah'r ain' in Bangladesh may be limited to lower middle and lower uneducated class only, and that too will fast fade away in the age of the Internet.

I'd advise Bangladeshi men to place their ears close to the ground and LISTEN. Listen to the millions of women in Bangladesh and their unspoken voices. Change is in the air.

Even hijabi women will demand better from their husbands. Things will change.