The writer says many Bangladeshi girls, while managing to avoid child labour, have instead fallen into the chokehold of child marriage during the pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Today, October 8, marks three months since the deadly Hashem Foods fire, which claimed the lives of at least 54 people. Out of those killed, at least 17 were children. Out of these 17 children, at least 11 were girls.