Impact of legislation designed to address violence against women in Bangladesh

There are few laws established in Bangladesh to deal with violence against women effectively. The aim of this research is to analyse if these laws are protecting Bangladeshi women from violence by using Kabeers (2000) theory of empowerment and Luke’s (2005) theory of power. Books, journals, newspapers, and research papers will also be used to demonstrate the present situation for women. I selected a qualitative research design and carried out semi-structured interviews for this research. This provides the researcher with an in-depth understanding of human behaviour, and it is an efficient method to gather cultural-specific information from a particular community. Women are not reporting crimes due to social pressure and stigmatisation. The legislative and judicial body in Bangladesh is corrupted and has previously fabricated a case by providing false witnesses. This leads women in Bangladesh to avoid the legislative system, which results in an increased rate of crimes.