Increasing Child Marriage In Covid Time
Civilization is moving forward and the light of education has destroyed many religious and social prejudices. But the social curse of child marriage is still rooted in our society. This has not been stopped yet due to lack of proper awareness and effective measures. The number of child marriages has increased during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Poor parents want to marry off their underage daughters for a variety of reasons including prejudice, extreme financial hardship, dropping out of school and a lack of social security. They think that marriage cannot be given without dowry when the girl grows up.
Though the government has enacted strict laws to prevent child marriage, the number of child marriages is not decreasing. There is no alternative to creating public awareness to prevent child marriage. Inactivity of the conscious society is no less responsible in this case. Besides government initiatives, the role of teachers, religious leaders and conscious people is very important. In addition, those involved in child marriage must be punished under customary law. If child marriage is not stopped, the expected development and prosperity of the country and the nation will be hampered.
Abu Faruk
Bandarban
