Will the 'Business Purpose' Ruling of the HC create a new excuse for the dowry seekers in Bangladesh?On 3 August 2026, A single-judge bench of Justice Md. Salim in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh overturned a two-year rigorous imprisonment and acquitted the appellant, Md. Rashel Uddin, in Criminal Appeal No. 120 of 2024, Md. Rashel Uddin v. The State and Another. It was held that “demand for money from wife for business purposes does not constitute dowry.” The decision...
