The study, presented at the event titled "Between Choice and Constraint: Examining Institutional Gaps and Emerging Trends ...

It could take Bangladesh more than 200 years to eliminate child marriage at the current pace of decline, the United Nations ...

Child marriage in Bangladesh has declined over the past six years, but progress remains too slow to meet national or global targets, according to findings of the Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster ...

Youth groups, teachers, faith leaders and local committees are jointly tackling early marriage through awareness-building, reporting and timely community action ...

DHAKA, Oct 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bangladesh must do more to tackle child marriage if it is to meet its own goal of eliminating the crime by 2041, according to a United Nations report ...

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 ...

LONDON, June 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bangladesh must ramp up efforts to tackle its "epidemic" of child marriage -- a problem fuelled by the country's repeated natural disasters, rights ...

Talitha Kum Bangladesh is empowering religious sisters and youth communities in the South Asian country to fight against human trafficking, child marriage and forced marriage with its new training ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...

In this article, we will take a look at the 17 countries with the highest child marriage rates in the world. We know that some cultures globally continue to permit child marriage as a deeply rooted ...