title: The dissolution of Muslim Marriages (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (No. 25 of 1986), 30 March 1986.
abstract: This Ordinance amends the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, to permit as a ground for dissolution of a Muslim marriage by the wife the fact that "she, having been given in marriage by her father or other guardian before she attained the age of eighteen years, repudiated the marriage before attaining the age of nineteen years."  Previously the ages were set at sixteen and eighteen years, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Bangladesh; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Divorce--legal aspects; Laws And Statutes; Marriage; Marriage Age--legal aspects; Marriage Patterns; Minors--legal aspects; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Southern Asia