Salzburg’s Dominik Szoboszlal (right) vies for the ball with Genk’s Sander Berge during a Champions League Group E soccer match between Genk and Salzburg at the KRC Genk Arena in Genk, Belgium on Wednesday.

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Salzburg's Dominik Szoboszlal (right) vies for the ball with Genk's Sander Berge during a Champions League Group E soccer match between Genk and Salzburg at the KRC Genk Arena in Genk, Belgium on Wednesday.

Govt plans to lower age limit of marriage

The government has planned to lower the age limit for the marriage of girls and boys since it is under pressurefrom rural areas as rural girls ‘flee home’ to get married, says a junior minister.“Our Prime Minister (Hasina) is under pressure from rural areas to lower the age limit of marriage since rural adolescent girls flee home to get married,” State Minister for Health and Family Affair Zahid Maleque told a discussion here on Thursday.He said, the government is thinking...

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