Child marriage in Bangladesh : In the background of the child marriage problem lies a stark paradox the primal, evolutionary instinct of parents to protect their offspring is at odds with decisions that compromise their children's futures.
According to a BRAC survey, 45 percent of the girls in the country are currently being married off before the age of 18, and more are at risk of being married off.
When the constant threat of violence acts as a barrier to women’s economic, social and developmental rights, such threat to violence delimits women’s exercise of citizenship.