Dhaka, June 13 -- Although the government had set a target to reduce the rate of child marriage in the Bangladesh by one-third within 2021, that target was not achieved. Rather, child marriage has increased.
Presently, Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia, with 51 percent of girls married before turning the age of 18, according to the UNFPA findings.
Highlighting the significant variations in child marriage rates across South Asia, the UNFPA report released on Wednesday said in contrast to Bangladesh's figures, only 2 percent of girls in the Maldives were married before 18, 10 percent in Sri Lanka, 18 percent in Pakistan, 23 percent in India, 26 percent in Bhutan, and 35 percent in Nepal.
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