Half of Bangladeshi Girls Forced Into Child Marriage, UN Report
The UNFPA’s latest annual report, released last month, shows that 51 percent of Bangladeshi girls are married before the age of 18, a stark contrast to the rates in neighboring countries: 29 percent in Afghanistan, 23 percent in India, and 18 percent in Pakistan. Prior to the pandemic, Bangladesh’s child marriage rate hovered around 33 percent. However, since 2020, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics indicates a steady annual increase, driven largely by economic and social upheaval caused by pandemic-related lockdowns.
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- 16 Jul 2025
- WerIndia
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