News Desk :
According to a recent report, at least 47,414 child marriages took place across the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
The report by the Monitoring and Evaluation Wing of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education revealed the information to the media on Monday.
Meanwhile, the report, which included data of 11,679 secondary schools across the country, also stated that 4,81,055 students did not participate in the annual examination while 77,706 children became involved in child labor in the meantime.
The report also said Barisal division has 6.62% of absent students, the lowest number among the nine regions of the country, while Mymensingh has 8.93%.
Due to child marriage, Rajshahi division witnessed the highest 15.82% absenteeism and Sylhet at 4.30%.
The in-person classes in educational institutions across the country were called off from March 17, 2020, after first Covid-19 cases were reported.
After a long closure of about 18 consecutive months, students returned to classes in September 2021.
