Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) has expressed deep concern over the incident of clashes between students of Dhaka College and traders in New Market area, where many journalists were attacked, in the capital on April 19.
A recent Plan International Bangladesh survey found that 35.3 percent of parents marry off their underage daughters in fear of sexual harassment, while roughly 25.6 percent of parents give in to child marriage out of concern of societal divisiveness.