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Not even 12, yet wedding arranged

Rights activists say the authorities have been receiving fewer reports of child marriages because efforts to prevent them at the local level have slowed over the past two years, informants lack confidence that their identities will remain confidential and awareness programmes by non-government organisations have declined because of funding shortages. Women and Children Affairs Minister Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain told Prothom Alo on Sunday that child marriage remains a major problem. He said...

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Satkhira Sadar, Satkhira, Khulna
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Crime · Rape
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Not even 12, yet wedding arranged Rights activists say the authorities have been receiving fewer reports of child marriages because efforts to prevent them at the local level have slowed over the past two years, informants lack confidence that their identities will remain confidential and awareness programmes by non-government organisations have declined because of funding shortages. Women and Children Affairs Minister Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain told Prothom Alo on Sunday that child marriage remains a major problem. He said mor Source: Prothom Alo English https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1r8i4dwz4t

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