| dc.description.abstract | Bangladesh is one of the few countries in the world which allows preventive detention even during
non-emergency periods. Since Independence preventive detention has been the most used tool in case
of violation of Human Rights. Irrespective of any forms of government which has been in power in
Bangladesh, has used this as a mean of political exploitation. Each of them have failed miserably to
stop the endemic problem regarding preventive detention. However, this is against the spirit of our
constitution, democracy and the rule of law. Despite various legal safeguards against preventive
detention, the practice of malicious preventive detention is rampant in Bangladesh.
The study aims to show how the rights are violated through preventive detention and how the
legal authorities are abusing their powers. In my research I want to highlight the definition
and scope of preventive detention, its historical development, its nature and our constitutional
safeguards for it. I will also highlight why preventive detention is a necessary evil for our
country. I will cite the leading cases relating to preventive detention in Bangladesh and while
emphasizing on the recommendations given by the Supreme Court. And lastly I will also give
my recommendation on how we can put chains on this blackest of the black laws.
The Constitution of Bangladesh ensures the equal rights and status of women in public life.
But nondiscrimination over women in the private sphere is not guaranteed. Consequently,
there are significant disparities between men and women in all realms of life. Lack of equal
access to economic opportunities, education, health services and their lesser role in decision
making perpetuate women‟s subordination to men and susceptibility to violence. The notion
of the society about girl children within the family itself builds up a mindset that girls ought
to be less important than the male children. The multiple forms of discrimination against girls
begin at home and continue to the end of their lives. This imbalanced foundation of
knowledge, fully biased in favour of the males of the family, spreads through the society in
general, resulting in tremendous forms of violence and injustice to women as a whole. The
article highlights the key reasons of oppression over women such as physical, sexual and
psychological abuse that cuts across lines of income, class and culture and its ultimate
consequences. This article evaluates the loopholes in the existing criminal justice system of
Bangladesh concerning violence against women with mentioning necessary possible way
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