Early marriage remains a pervasive issue in developing countries, with an estimated 650 million women globally married before the age of 18. This is a particular challenge in South Asia, where the prevalence of child marriage is significantly higher than in other parts of the world, with one third of women between the ages of […]
Early Marriage Still High in Bangladesh: The Financial Express
The rate of marriage for girls aged between 15 and 18 years is still high at 38 percent in Bangladesh though under-15 marriage fell significantly over the past two decades, according to a recent research. The rate of marriage for girls aged between 15 and 18 years remained highest in Barisal division with 46.9 per […]
An End in Sight to Early Marriage in Bangladesh?
PRSSP researchers used IFPRI's 2015 national survey data to assess who is getting married, at what age, and why.