Keya*, 17, washes dishes in floodwater near her home
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Photographer
Plan International
Photo Credit
Plan International
Region
Asia
Country
Bangladesh
Orientation
Landscape
Programmes
Child, Early and Forced Marriage, Gender Equality, Girls Rights
Filename
202106-BGD-23.jpg
Rating
3
Date
16 June 21
Copyright
Plan International
Library Number
LN21164
Caption
17-year-old Keya* lives in Bangladesh. When she turned 13, her family started to receive marriage proposals for her. Proposals that her family found increasingly hard to reject due to their tough economic situation. Keya desperately wanted to continue her education, however after she was married at the age of 14, her new family made that impossible.
Following her marriage, Keya was sent to her new in-laws’ house, but once there she realised that her husband was behaving strangely and addicted to drugs. “Watching his behaviour, I got scared. I got married at such an early age, and my husband was not a well-behaved person. Then I was told that I would not be able to continue my studies anymore. I was really heartbroken knowing these two things.”
With the help of her mother, Keya managed to continue studying at her parents’ house, sneaking books from her local Madrasah (Islamic faith school) but after being beaten by her husband several times, Keya realised it would not be possible for her to continue her education while staying in this abusive marriage.
Notes
*Name has been changed to protect identity
For more information, please contact Wahida Shithi, Plan International Bangladesh Communications Specialist:
Tel: +880 1676-995953
Email: wahida.shithi@plan-international.org