Early marriage is a social malady in Bangladesh.
Though at present it is stricity prohibited by the law of the country, it is
still going on in different parts of the country. It is found that a girl of
nine or ten is forced to marry a man of twenty or even thirty. In the
patriarchal socio-economic set up a woman has no say in decision making. As a
result, decision comes from the male member of the family who is the bread winner.
Besides, in insolvent families parents usually think that to spend money for
the education of a daughter is nothing but a wastage. Hence, they think of
marrying their daughters off. Conservative outlook, religious orthodoxy, social
prejudice are mostly responsible for early marriage. It is very rampant in our
country that girls are the victims of gender discrimination. While a boy can
hope to go to the college or university for higher education, a girl dare not
finish his school. Besides, job opportunities for women are not sufficient in
this country. Thus all these factors are responsible for early marriage. The
girl who becomes the victim of early marriage gives birth to diseased child and
she also suffers from different diseases, for example, anemia, malnutrition and
birth complications. As it is a social curse, we all should stand against it.
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