They were speaking at a webinar on the policy brief sharing with the government for Married Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment (IMAGE) Plus project, supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was arranged by Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Bangladesh, the lead organization, alongside RedOrange Media and Communications, and implementing partners Terre des Hommes Foundation, SKS Foundation and Pollisree, read a press release published by Tress des Hommes on Monday. And there is no alternative to education for the married adolescent girls.”She added if married teens cannot have access to education, they would not be able to improve their situation. “Accessibility to health services should be ensured for both married girls and their husband as family planning should not be a burden only for the girls,” she said. Md Fazle Rabbi Miah, deputy speaker of the parliament, pointed out underage boys are also getting married and they have to deal with some sort of struggle like the girls.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 21, 2020 12:00 UTC