Under this law provision for reconciliation or alternative dispute resolution through arbitration council has been provided for in three circumstances:

(i)   in case, of polygamy under section 6;

(ii)                          in case of giving talaq and making it effective under section 7; and

(iii)                       in case of failure of the husband to provide maintenance of his wife under section 9.

Arbitration Council:

Section 2(a) of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 defines that arbitration council means a body consisting of the Chairman and a representative of each of the parties to a matter dealt with in this Ordinance. Arbitration Council is thus a resolution body that functions both in urban and rural Bangladesh, However, this council is not any independent functions of the arbitration council by such local elected bodies in addition to their usual functions.