Author : Mohammed Hannan Ph.D.

An analysis of fatwa (a legal decision or ruling by an Islamic religious leader) against development in the historical perspective, this book explains fatwa in Islam along with the history of fatwa in the subcontinent and how in the post liberation war period in Bangladesh fatwa has been used to stifle the freedom of expression and progressive thoughts. This book also reveals how women are the worst victims of fatwa.

Author : Muzib Mehdy
Editor: Abul Mumen and Rokeya Kabir
Published date : May 2001

This publication is the continuation of BNPS’ earlier work on Madrasah Education, the first publication of this series being “Madrasah Education in Bangladesh: Background, Present Status and the Position of Women” published in 1997.

The fundamentalist forces, currently active, have emerged as a strong barrier to all progressive movements including the womens movement. In this context, BNPS felt the necessity to renew, reevaluate the data collected in the past studies as well as to reexamine the whole issue. This effort resulted in this booklet.
Translation from Bangla: Nadia Shabnam
Published date : September 2003
Price : Tk. 80.00 (English) and Tk. 60.00 (Bangla)

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The existing laws related to Violence Against Women in Bangladesh can not be effectively implemented due to various limitations. BNPS organized 6 divisional seminars to identify the actions to be taken to prevent Violence against Women with the participation of people from all spheres of the society. This publication is a collection of the discussions, recommendations, case studies, speeches presented in the press conferences and the speeches by the resource persons in these seminars.