Questionnaire

on
“Dowry, Women, and Law in Bangladesh”

Dear Respondents,
We the students of Leading University of Business Administration are conducting a survey and
herby request you to fill up the questionnaire. The information provided by you will be kept strictly
confidential and will be used for academic purpose only.

Please put a tick (√) in appropriate brackets.

1. Name: Mr./Mrs./Ms.

2. Age: [in year]

a. Below 18 b. 18-25 n
b t
c. 26-35 d. 36-50
a n
e
e. 50 and above n tr
n en
k t
3. Gender: re
i e n
t
a. Male n b.rnFemale en
b
g n
t tta
4. Marital status: , e b
n
e e
m t ark
a. Married b.rIb unmarried In
o n in
b n
a kn
5. Educational Qualification: e e
i tn n
itg
t
a. Primary l b.ekbSecondary tn
,b
ri I
egm
e a a
n
c. Higher secondary d.nGraduate r,o
b In
eg In
t
n
m
b
e. Post graduate. a F.nkt,I 0 ek
n
eoI
n tib tri
m
n tb
len
6. Occupation: k n
ea n
o
trg b
ieregt
i n
b
e, Service holder albe
a. Student b. n ,t
n
n kir I n
eaebr
m
ei n m
c. Business/ Trade g d. ln Day laborer kb
n n
o
tn It tao
a e iake
b Others n b
n
e. Unemployed n e. ti eI
gb n
iakt
n
a, tr
d ab gknb
l en
n il
n
t ae n
m
n ,iga
ko tre ken
kn m
aigbn
h ib et
ik n
b o
gn k
e a reb
n ,a
n
i
in
ign n b
agn
d
m
i 1
lgn ta itn
r ,k eb k
,o
7. Monthly Income [Tk]:
a. Below 1,000 b. 1,000-5,000 I
I
n n
c. 5,000-10,000 d. Above 10,000
It t
8. Social Class: en e
tr r
a. Lower class b. Lower en middle class n
Ir e
e
c. Middle class d. nUpper
In middle class It
tte b
9. Do you know what is dowry?enb n
at
ta
rb
a. Yes en
b. nNo en
r a kr
b ek b in
10. Are you a victim of dowry system? n
a tik a n
en e
a. Yes n b. bNo
itg n gt
kb a k ,b
bn , giving Dowry? b
11. Are you in favor of taking
ia n
and m
ag ai a
km , o
a. Yes n
n n
b. iNo o nn n
gk km g kb
b nb o b k
ii
12. Is Dowry system a serious ,i i
issue or not?
am gb a i, ln
nl m
n , n
a. Yes n
o
b. No
gie no ge
gk ml,b g b
k ,
13. Why it is given by women? b
,i oe b,b am
m i
aim bab am i n
n ohouse safely and withnhonor. o
a. They can live at her husbands’ ln
o in a n ol kb
b
ge
kb lkn k
ge
ii b
b. Lack of women's Education ,b e
i ,b b
ii lk ii ln a
m bn m ge b
c. Women’s craze for the lgold–ornaments a
n eg i n la n
o an o a ak
gn
eb b a g en b
d. Aspiration to Marry in k,High and n b ban
b agn Rich Family ,b k a n
n ikin
ii ka ii d kb
m
al the women n d m a n n
e. Negative attitude towards in l t g, iag
n
o
n k t o nn k
eg nd e h mo
ih has lowered thebkgstatus of i the b
n
14. Do you think that dowry kb
b
system
g b e
,bilewomen in our society?
n
n t
e n agk
iai ah i ia m
ban
a. Yes a b. g
No i a i
g n
,io
n
ln ne ln n
n a r n r
a kin
km
d
e b d e b d n
15. Do you think that poverty g
kt and
nie illiteracy are the mainkt g causes n b
e gio of dowry system?
b
ai a t b a a x giand
drx ih d n
b
a. Yes h
ann b. hNo e ann p ,lthe
n t p n t
edk
n e n k e e ige
16. Apart from the illiteracy gib hxe and poverty, how b
g d
much h m iror to what extent, social
ktia ip
e c kiati ce ,lo b
unconsciousness is responsible ar r
for dowry system. ar exp
m
ihn n it e n
inh i eb
t aect
n
eegk ec n e a o
b
n r n g
kde c. nonein r
a Severe d xat
b. less te ati b
alk
xgi, e g,iix
itb pta t b i ons b
ap
rhm xi a m rp x in eion
na et n
h ae o lk a
eeo p p
n
ecgn co i
no gene n
b
n
Int n
e e iag e
xib
d ,k tn db , x
ikt
c
s ern
co c b n k
tpim asn tim o n aet 2
rai to rip t agk i
eelo
h ts hloea n n
n an en a and n
a n
tee i et
17. Do you think it is because of Dowry parents don't give birth to girl child?
a. Yes b. No
b
18. Is Dowry system an obstacle in higher educationbof girls?
a a
a. Yes n b. No n
kb kb
19. What is the main reason ia
of exercising dowry? ia
a. Greed n
n b. Need n
n
gk gk
c. Custom b d. Compulsion b
,i ,i
a a
m
n m
n
20. Domestic violence against b
n women are greatly caused b
n by dowry system. Do you agree?
o
gak o
gak
a. Yes b
,n b. No b
,n
i i
im im
22. In spite of having anti bkn dowry law or dowry prohibition bkn Act 1980. Why it is increasing in
lo lo
aig aig
our society. eb eb
n, n,
b
i b
ikgm
km
Give your comments……………………………………………………………………… g
al al
i,o i,o
23. Do you think or support n
enm that actually govt. has failed n
enm to tackle this problem?
b b
kb kb
a. Yes go i b. No go i
ia ia
,b l ,b l
n
b
n n
b
n
24. Should the government m ie make existing laws stronger m ie and take strict actions against Dowry
ago
k l
b ago
k lb
system?
an
ibea an
ibea
a. Yes kn
n
ib n b. No kn
n
ib n
d
iglak d
iglak
26. Preferably who can control b the expansion of dowry b system?
tn
aaen tn
aaen
i i
gh
n gh
n
a. youth nk
b b. government nk
b
e,d e,d
kaigb kaigb
c. NGOs im
tina d. parents im
tina
rh
o a rha
o
e. bride kgn b
n f. all above kgn b
eeb eebn
giad i
g ad
xk xkb
27. Will you insist on 'Noi,bnti Dowry' in your marriage?i,nti
p
rlm p
rlm a
gad h
kn gd h
k
a Yes een b. No een n c. Maybe
aiteg
o aiteg
o
cxb
b cxk
b
28. Would you like to suggest bkh
n i any reforms in Dowrynbtbhii, system? b
tap,i a
p
idagerm idagerm a
Make comments………………………………………………………………………………… an
eltn aen
,ei lt,eio n n
tkco t
k
cekrxm g
ekgrxm
h h k
Thank iitb
,b you for your cooperation i
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