A pandemic of child marriages
Rights advocates in Bangladesh say that a provision in the law against child marriages actually made it easier for parents...
Farhana Haque Nila is a Dhaka-based senior reporter with News Now Bangla. She writes about human rights violations, politics, and culture. She also works as a Freedom of Expression Monitoring Officer at Bangladesh and South Asia Article 19.
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