One of the interesting things that came up this last week in Bangladesh was in a discussion on gender issues. In Bangladesh, inheritance laws are based on religion. If you are a Muslim, then your estate gets broken up by the laws for Islamic people. If you are Hindu, your estate gets broken up by the laws that govern Hindus. If you are Christian, your estate gets broken up according to Catholic laws (sorry everyone else, they were the largest sect of Christianity when the laws were written). If you are Buddhist you get your estate broken up according to Buddhist traditions.
The interesting part from what I understand is that there are no provisions for any other religions or lack thereof. Good luck being an atheist here! For the common Bengali, that is not even a concept they comprehend.
Bangladesh is not like the US where there is a common law that governs and this division goes beyond just inheritance laws. For instance, Christians are not permitted to divorce since this goes against official Catholic church traditions.
Feel free to use this information to make yourself appear smart and cool at all your upcoming Christmas functions! I am allowed to mention Christmas now that Thanksgiving is over right?
The interesting part from what I understand is that there are no provisions for any other religions or lack thereof. Good luck being an atheist here! For the common Bengali, that is not even a concept they comprehend.
Bangladesh is not like the US where there is a common law that governs and this division goes beyond just inheritance laws. For instance, Christians are not permitted to divorce since this goes against official Catholic church traditions.
Feel free to use this information to make yourself appear smart and cool at all your upcoming Christmas functions! I am allowed to mention Christmas now that Thanksgiving is over right?
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