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Bangladesh: 1. Please provide information on the organisation known as SDS. 2. Are any Islamist parties or religious extremists opposed to the SDS? 3. Please provide information on the situation for married women in Bangladesh who are victims of domestic violence. 4. Can female victims of domestic violence seek assistance from police? 5. Can female victims of domestic violence seek assistance from any other organisations?

2 November 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bangladesh: 1. Could I please have some up to date information about state protection available to women who are the victims of domestic violence in Bangladesh? 2. Are there any groups or organisations which provide assistance to victims of domestic violence? 3. Could I please have information about the Islamic group Jamayetul Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB)? 4. Could I have information on where JMB is based and active in the country? 5. Does JMB have any influence over the authorities or the police? 6. Is there any information about the effectiveness of state protection generally? 7. Is there any information if protection is not effective or denied to women because they are women?

19 May 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bangladesh: 1. Can a Christian marry a Muslim in Bangladesh (possibly under the Special Marriage Act No. 3 of 1872)? 2. Do Christians in such marriages suffer discrimination by society; the state; or their marriage partner? 3. Are women, particularly Christian women, who are married to Muslim men in Bangladesh, and who are subjected to personal abuse by their husbands, protected by the State? 4. Will the Bangladesh authorities intervene or interfere in a marital dispute? 5. What are the laws in relation to divorce in Bangladesh for a Muslim man? Does he have to have his then wife's consent to the divorce?

25 October 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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