Rescind decision \\\'to lower marriage age\\\' for girls

FE Team | Published: October 19, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

Activists of Narimukti Kendro formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city Saturday in support of their various demands. — Focus Bangla Photo

Women's rights activists here on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of the instruction for lowering the minimum age of marriage for girls from the draft Child Marriage Restraint Act 2014.
They came up with the demand at a human chain organised by Bangladesh Nari Mukti Kendra in front of the Jatiya Press Club.
Addressing the human chain, Nari Mukti Kendra's Dhaka unit president Sultana Akter Rubi said while societies all over the world is stepping ahead, the government in Bangladesh is trying to take the nation to the 'dark age' with steps like reducing the marriage age for girls.
While experts are thinking about setting the age of marriage for girls at 25, the government has taken the decision to set the marriage age for girls 16 years only, she added.
Kendra's central committee president Sima Dutta said the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, the State Minister for Health and other leaders of the ruling party are highlighting unreasonable and ridiculous information to implement the government instruction.
Nari Mukti Kendra Dhaka unit general secretary Taslima Naznin Surovi and member Fahima Kaniz also spoke at the programme.