Child marriages persist despite prevention efforts

A decade ago, the administration ceremonially declared Kaliganj in Satkhira district a “child marriage-free upazila”. At the time, it also highlighted its success in preventing child marriages. However, one child marriage after another is now coming to light in Kaliganj.In the past six months alone, 11 child marriages have been prevented in the upazila. However, there is no reliable data on how…