Bangladesh’s child marriage rate soars to highest in South Asia

Bangladesh’s child marriage rate soars to highest in South Asia

DHAKA: The child marriage rate continues to rise since the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn, as the latest UN data shows that more than half of Bangladeshi women are married before reaching adulthood — the highest percentage in the whole South Asia. Bangladesh has long had one of the world’s highest rates of child marriage and, unlike other countries in the region, for the past

Half of Bangladeshi Girls Forced Into Child Marriage, UN Report

Bangladesh has recorded the highest rate of child marriage in South Asia, with over half of all girls married before reaching the legal age of 18, according to a recent report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Experts warn that the trend, which had been improving in previous years, has sharply worsened since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharp Rise Since the Pandemic The UNFPA’s latest annual report, released last month, shows…