Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday called for exploring alternative legal avenues beyond traditional frameworks to eliminate deprivation and structural discrimination against women in Bangladesh’s inheritance and family laws.

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In Bangladesh, inheritance laws are deeply entwined with personal religious beliefs, drawing from ancient scripts that afforded women minimal rights. At a time when women shoulder equal responsibilities in both familial and societal spheres, it's incongruous that these archaic laws persist.