Representatives of Bangladesh's Women's Affairs Reform Commission with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. (Photo credit: bdnews24.com)DhakaAn Islamist group in Bangladesh has demanded the abolition of the Women's Affairs Reform Commission formed by the interim government to introduce reforms aimed at empowering women, saying it will launch a nationwide campaign to press for its demands. Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has sought the abolition of the commission, its spokesman Maulana Mamunul Haque told reporters on Sunday. Therefore, Hefazat demanded the recommendations be scrapped alongside the complete abolition of the commission, it added. The commission recommended a uniform family code instead of Muslim family law, which governs inheritance, marriage, divorce, and other issues.

Source: bd News24 April 21, 2025 14:09 UTC