Child marriage law and freedom of choice in Bangladesh

M. Niaz Asadullah, Zaki Wahhaj

Research output: Contribution to journalComment / DebateOtherpeer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

While the Government of Bangladesh seems to be genuinely concerned about the social challenges caused by the practice of child marriage and the laws governing such a marriage, its approach to the issue seems confused and may ultimately be counterproductive.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-26
Number of pages3
JournalEconomic and Political Weekly
Volume51
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

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