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

Therefore, this figure, in reality, refers to child marriage. Globally, Bangladesh ranks eighth in terms of child marriages and tops the list among South Asian countries.

The man who already has two wives, got married to a sixyear old girl on Friday and was stopped by Taliban administration from ...

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 ...

Child marriage continues unabated in 10 districts of the Khulna division, while the administration actively works to prevent it. The information was shared at the fourth-quarter meeting of the Khulna ...

Young people are considered powerful agents of change, as evidenced by our country. The student-and youth-led July uprising ...

The research, titled ‘Modern slavery and child labour in Bangladesh’s garment sector: Documenting risks and informing solutions,’ pays particular attention to covert and unregistered ...

Agartala: In a landmark achievement under the flagship initiative Mission Sankalp, 10 villages in Tripura's Sepahijala district have been awarded the .

Legislation to restrict marriage for Missouri residents under age 18 had been stalled by Republican critics for years. The ...

In 2025, the legal age of marriage in New Hampshire was raised to 18. On Thursday, the NH Senate voted to kill a House-passed exception for those in the military. All New England states now ban ...

Survivor of child marriage Naila Amin advocates for federal law banning marriage for children under age 18 in this op-ed.

Extreme weather events have been linked to higher child marriage rates, as seen in countries like Bangladesh, where prolonged heat waves increased early marriage by 50% among young girls.