Child Marriage in Bangladesh
Rasulpur shows what needs to change for child marriage to end
Poverty and insecurity are key drivers of this practice in char areas
Why laws and campaigns are failing to stop child marriage
Why parents to resort to child marriage?
Failure to check rising child marriage is inexcusable
Latest BBS data reveals staggering increase in incidents
An alarming upswing in child marriage
At least 41.6 percent of young women in Bangladesh were married before they had turned 18, reveals the latest government survey.
Why can’t we contain child marriage?
Continued failure of relevant authorities is unacceptable
Kicking a football is no crime
Why are children still subjected to random violence and abuse?
We must teach our girls to embrace risks, not fear them
In April this year, Bangladesh placed 20th in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad held in Slovenia, while India placed 21st.
232 women, girls faced violence last month
A total of 232 women and girls faced violence in February this year, found a report prepared by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?
Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
From early marriage to risky pregnancy: We must break the cycle
Failure to prevent child marriage is leading to risky adolescent pregnancies in Bangladesh
How do we help our girl children take the big leap?
How many women or girls in our country get the opportunity to chase their dreams?
Stop secret child marriages
There is no alternative to awareness and effective intervention to stop the culture of child marriage
Protect children and women from abuse
Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence
Child Marriage: Parents, registrar jailed for six months
The parents of two minors and a marriage registrar (kazi) have been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for their involvement in child marriage in Bagerhat.
Should child age limit be lowered to try juvenile crimes?
The answer isn’t easy, but it’s vital that we consider all options
Normalise happy divorces, not unhappy marriages
Why do we never question the psychological impact on children stuck between two parents in an unhappy marriage?
Development challenges even stiffer now
Bangladesh is facing huge population and development related challenges owing to high prevalence of child marriage, early pregnancy, and sluggish progress in family planning and poor youth unemployment, said experts yesterday.
