Child marriage

Child marriage

Bangladesh is ranked among the top 10 countries with the highest rates of child marriage, with more than 38 million child brides. Photo: Reuters

A crisis in plain sight: Child marriage and violence stalk RMG sector in Bangladesh

Of those surveyed in a recent Icddr'b research two-thirds married and nearly 65% experiencing their first pregnancy before age 18

Illustration: TBS

How law denies children of child marriage essential services

Tied too soon: Unpacking the social toll of child marriage

Tied too soon: Unpacking the social toll of child marriage

An event titled “Policy Dialogue to Prevent Child Marriage” was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka today (24 July 2025). Photo: Collected

Govt to form 6,200 quick response teams to curb child marriage

The minor girl and the groom, Sushanta Nath, a young man from Kolkata’s Nadia district. Photo: Collected

Child marriage with Indian national foiled in Sitakunda, bride’s mother fined

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Slow progress for adolescent girls in Bangladesh, highest child marriage rate in Asia: UNICEF report

Officials of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, UNFPA and UNICEF at the launching ceremony of phase III of the joint Global Programme to End Child Marriage on 5 June in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh grapples with highest child marriage rate in South Asia

Sadrul Hasan Mazumder.

Is the government doing enough to deter child marriage?

The local administration jointly organised an event with the National Human Rights Commission and World Vision at the Ramu Upazila Parishad premises on 5 March. Photo: TBS

4 remote villages of Ramu declared free of child marriage

State Minister for Women and Child Affairs Simin Hossain Rimi at an event on 23 Jan. Photo: TBS

Strengthen role of family to prevent child marriage: Simin

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Combatting Early Marriage in Bangladesh Project National Sharing Event-2023 held

A representational image. Photo: BSS

A social behaviour change initiative to bring down child marriage

A distressing correlation between climate-related shocks and the prevalence of child marriage

A distressing correlation between climate-related shocks and the prevalence of child marriage