Nearly half of Bangladeshi women aged 20 to 24, or 47.2 per cent, were married before turning 18, highlighting the ...

At 14, Bushra faced being married off – until community leaders at a UNICEF-supported child protection hub worked with her ...

Nearly a decade after the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2017 was enacted, its contradictions expose a deeper failure: the ...

Over the past 25 years, Bangladesh has sharply reduced maternal and newborn deaths, expanded education and employment, and ...

A decade-old cross-border marriage has landed a family in legal trouble in Gujarat's Anand district, with a Bangladeshi woman facing deportation after authorities discovered that she had allegedly ...

By Nicholas Biswas Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are central to human dignity, gender equality and ...

Child marriage, unequal access to education and health care, and concerns over safety remain key issues for adolescent girls in Bangladesh, who have called for stronger action to secure their rights ...

Dhaka, Feb 28 (AFP) A controversial child marriage law in Bangladesh which allows children as young as 14 to be married off by their parents was criticised by rights groups today. Parliament passed ...