A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have lead to an increase in rural Bangladesh. A law intended to stamp out ...

Child marriage has turned into a part and parcel of our society, especially, it has consistently been an integral aspect of rural traditions ...

Because of already existing gender inequalities, women in Bangladesh are among the most vulnerable groups during and after natural disasters ...

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

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

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bangladesh will be taking a step backwards in efforts to end child marriage if parliament approves changes to a law which would permit girls below 18 to be ...

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.

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 ...