As Bangladesh sees a sharp rise in violence against women and children, the government has taken a move to address the issue ...

Early marriage often leads to early motherhood, when a girl’s body is not yet physically ready. This contributes to a lifetime of health complications, from uterine disorders to chronic anemia and eve ...

Although recent amendments have addressed some shortcomings of the legal framework governing rape in Bangladesh, it remains ...

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6 December 2023 — A recent assessment by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals a dramatic increase in child marriage within Bangladesh's highly disaster-prone and climate ...

It was a “side to Bangladesh I didn't want to see, I closed my eyes in an attempt to replace that memory with something more pleasant,” Chowdhury wrote. Critique of coerced marriage involving ...

Bangladesh has the second-highest rate of child marriage in the world, after Niger, says the United Nations children's agency, UNICEF. About 74 percent of Bangladeshi women currently aged 20 to 49 ...

This study examines the postmarriage bargaining power of women—specifically, their decision-making power with regard to fertility—vis-à-vis imbalances in matching in themarriagemarket. Applying a ...

Bangladesh has one of the world's highest rates of child marriage, with two thirds of girls ending up as child brides. Nearly 30 percent wed before their 15th birthday and many are much younger.