Bangladesh witnesses upward trend in divorce
Shahariar Islam Sovon :
Divorce rates in Bangladesh are on the rise due to extra-marital relationships and Bangladeshi marriages that lasted a lifetime are no longer common.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) findings claim that extramarital relations, suspicions nature, dowry are the most common allegations from both sides.
Bangladesh’s divorce rate has doubled in just a single year. The divorce rate increased from 0.7 to 1.4 percent in one year.
Speaking with several divorced person, it is known that physical and emotional torture, freedom related issues, financial crisis, lack of commitment, unrealistic desires and illegal relationship with others are the most leading causes of divorce.
A divorced woman named Shila Rahman (35) told The New Nation that “we need freedom in every aspect of our lives, and no one has the right to erect obstacles in our paths to success.”
She also said that the man he was before marriage becomes a different man after marriage.
“Suspicion all the time, not tolerating previous friends, there is a problem with these things, so the marriage could not last more than a year,” she said.
“I am a company owner who is financially stable, and I am not dependent on anyone both socially and economically, so why should I be dominated? Shila Rahman further added.
In response to the same query on the causes of divorce, Jubayer Bin Morshed (42) a divorced man apprised to New Nation that “there has not been a single husband who does not react and raise their voice on their wives regarding extramarital affairs issue.”
However, “the majority of Bangladeshi women are not aware of the precise definitions of ‘gender equality” he further added.
Dhaka University Professor Mahfuza Khanam and University of Asia Pacific Assistant Professor Abdur Rahim told to The New Nation that husbands and wives occasionally misunderstand one another over minor issues, which was previously resolved by discussion between the two sides.
When asked why women want divorce in greater numbers than men, they said, “Husbands and wives must make sacrifices or compromises to keep the relationship alive.”
Women made the biggest sacrifices or concessions and accepted everything since they were previously financially dependent on men.’
Assistant Professor and Chairman of Department of Psychology at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj Nusrat Sharmin told to New Nation that ‘marital satisfaction’ is one of the fundamental causes of Bangladesh’s rising divorce rate.
She pointed her finger at social media addiction and some drama, all of which are shown on satellite television, such as Zee Bangla, Star Jalsha, and some uncultured programme.
Nusrat Sharmin suggested couples who are ill-tempered take part an ‘anger management course’ and constantly recalling the happy experiences that would all enable them to develop emotional intelligence.
