DHAKA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi interim government has approved a revision of an act, setting the maximum sentence for soliciting a sexual relationship with false promises of marriage at ...

Despite progress in reducing the prevalence of this phenomenon, a recent UN report places Bangladesh as a topper in child marriage in Asia and 8th globally ...

The law was debated for about an hour. After that, this amendment was passed,” says Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam ...

Adolescent girls in Bangladesh continue to face challenges, particularly in child marriage and gender disparities ...

Marking 30 years since the 1995 Beijing Declaration, the report notes global gains—girls’ life expectancy at 15 has risen to ...

Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 years," released on Saturday by Unicef, UN Women, and Plan International to mark the International Women’s Day, has revealed that Bangladesh has the highest rate of ...

A woman’s self-actualisation, growth, and productivity are directly tied to her well-being. When women are deprived of ...

Deb said the woman came to India with a valid passport and visa on health grounds, but she stayed back after marriage. “She produced her academic certificates from Bangladesh while applying ...

Dhaka: Bangladesh still faces significant challenges, including high rates of child marriage, gender inequality, violence, and limited opportunities for girls, according to a recent global report.

Despite progress, millions still live in poverty, climate change-related disasters pose a grave threat, and child mortality, malnutrition and marriage rates are among the world’s highest. Bangladesh’s ...

Bangladesh is the country in Asia with the ... This is despite the fact that child marriage has been illegal since a British empire-era law from 1929, with the legal age set at 18 for women ...