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BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
16%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
51%
4%
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
Year of data:
2011
Source:
DHS 2011
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
21
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
No minimum age
No minimum age
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Child Marriage Restraint Act allows for 'special cases'. In addition, Bangladeshi child sexual abuse laws have gaps, and sex with a child aged 13 or older in a marriage is not classified as rape.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
Not classified as such by the World Bank, but it should be noted that the World Bank's current list of fragile and conflict-affected states was compiled in June 2024, and will be updated in June 2025. In August 2024, the government of Sheikh Hasina fell following mass protests, and an interim government is in place. As of 31 March 2025, no date for elections has been set.
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
Yes
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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