Legal History

see also: Legal History, Republic of India and Legal History, Islamic Republic of Pakistan] Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan in December of 1971. Following independence, the British-era legislation that had continued to be applied in Pakistan, as well as the post-1947 legislation enacted by
Pakistan, remained the basis of Bangladeshi personal status laws. Pearl and Menski state that legal developments in Bangladesh and Pakistan since 1972 have been quite distinct. The prospect of a Uniform Family Code has been a subject attracting much lobbying by women�s groups in Bangladesh, but there is no equivalent to India�s constitutional directive regarding a Uniform Civil Code.

Schools of Fiqh: The Hanafi school is the predominant madhhab in Bangladesh. There are also Hindu and Christian minorities.