In the urban slums of Bangladesh, the lives of adolescent boys and girls are embedded within a framework of uncertainties … More
Tag: child marriage
Justifying Something Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right: Exploring Attitudes and Perceptions to Child Marriage in Urban Slum Communities
“Early Child Marriage is a criminal offence and does not happen in this area,” said an Imam (person who leads … More
The Hidden Problem: Shadows of Mental Stress Over Urban Adolescents
“He had a bottle of poison in his hands and told me he would drink it if I didn’t agree … More
Psychodrama as a New Form of Health Education for Young Men in Dhaka’s Urban Slums
Shujon* is a 19-year-old man living with his mother in Bhashantek, an urban slum in Mirpur, Dhaka. His father left … More
Why Does Child Marriage Happen?
Although only 16 years old, Ayesha had already been married for nine months when we met her in the Bhashantek slum … More
New Study: Husbands and Mothers-in-Law Can Help Decrease Adolescent Pregnancy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has actually done exceptionally well in increasing contraceptive use by more than 50% in the last 40 years. Yet it still has … More