In fact, many of these marriages are shaped by pressure—family decisions, financial hardship, or fear of social stigma. True choice is often absent. There is also a very uncomfortable truth which society hesitates to face. When people argue that “teens are already getting involved in relationships,” they overlook who the other party often is. These […]
Now the question is, will the government wait for 215 years to reduce child marriage to two percent or try its best to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal? State Minister for Women and Child Welfare Affairs Simeen Hussain Rimi said that it is not possible for the government to end child marriage alone. Without refuting […]
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released a report on child marriage trends in districts and upazilas last April. The report states that Bogura is one of three districts with high child marriage rates; The remaining two are Jaipurhat and Chapainawabganj. In Bogura, the marriage rate among girls under 18 is over 63%; Among girls […]
According to the National Action Plan, the government aimed to reduce the rate of child marriage in Bangladesh by one-third within 2021. But that target could not be achieved. Rather, child marriage increased during the Covid period. According to a UNFPA report published in 2023, 51 percent of girls in Bangladesh are married before the […]
Interviews with local residents, teachers, students and parents revealed that from January to November, more than a hundred girls from three secondary schools and one madrassa of Bheduriya union have been made victims of child marriage. These include 59 students of Bankerhat Cooperative Girls School, which include 8 students of class VI, 10 students of […]
At the event, Tirtha Sarathi Sikdar, Senior Project Manager, Plan International Bangladesh, highlighted various aspects of the project to be completed this year. He informed the attendees about the significant contributions, outcomes and challenges of the project and exchanged ideas and participated in the discussion. He informed that the project is actively working with 129,000 […]
BRAC’s Social Empowerment and Legal Protection (SELAP) Program conducted a survey titled ‘Born to be a Bride’ to understand the trends and causes of child marriage. The survey covered 50,000 families from 280 villages in 27 districts of the country during March and April this year. According to the survey report, the marriage rate of […]
It is a village named Goradighi in Haor region. Boats are the only means of transportation to and from that village during both rainy and dry seasons. There is no secondary school in the village which falls under Singapore union of Nikli upazila of Kishoreganj. If they want to continue studies after class five, the […]
Rasheda K Choudhary is the Executive Director of the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and former acting government advisor. CAMPE has been monitoring the education system of Bangladesh for the last two decades. The organization recently published a research report on the state of education post-Covid in the country. She speaks about the results of […]
Child marriage has been a matter of great concern in this part of the world. Increased population, maternal health crisis, poor mother and child health, and many other problems are triggered by child marriage. A colonial-era law has prohibited marriage before the age of 18 and for men, this minimum age is 21. Marriage under […]
It was a wedding ceremony in Bilhamla village of northern district Bogra. Bride was only a girl of class six and Bridegroom was HSC second year student. According to the law, child marriage is illegal in Bangladesh and minimum age for bride is 18 and for bridegroom it is 21. The law was enacted to […]
It seems despite all the efforts by the government and non government organizations child marriage is unstoppable. Rural guardians favoring early marriage. Early marriage is resulting child pregnancy, when a girl is not ready at all for a child. Even she doesn’t know how to take care of a child. But guardians are failing to […]