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Synopsis This book has attempted to understand the problems of Muslim divorced women in Bangladesh. The phenomenon of divorce in Bangladesh is not universal. Even though, the problem of divorced women is not found in all religious community. According to law, Muslim husband has unilateral power of divorcing wife. But women do not have such types of power. In fact, women's power of divorce usually depends on men's wishes. At the same time, Hindu law does not allow divorce, but separation existed. The problem of divorced women is severe in almost all classes in Bangladesh. The process of divorce also expedites the psychological problems of divorced women. They do not get economic support from the others particularly government and non-government organizations. They do not get even enough psychological support from the family members. This book has focused completely on the problems experiencing by the Muslim divorced women. The book will help the reader to get a clear picture about the marriage and divorce related issues so that understanding of these issues can be clear among the people in general and academician in particular.