Challenges facing the children of Bangladesh © UNICEF
Bangladesh/2008/Mahmud Children living on the streets of Dhaka
face multiple challenges for health, education and protection. -
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child-marriage in the
world. 66 per cent of women (aged 20 to 24) were married before
they turned 18. - 13 per cent of children are involved in child
labour. Child labourers are frequently denied an education and
are vulnerable to violence and abuse. - Bangladesh has one of
the lowest rates of birth registration in the world. This makes
it difficult to protect children from trafficking, child labour
and child marriage. Health and nutrition - Only 80 per cent of
students enrolled in grade one complete primary school. - While
many parents do play with their youngest children, they have
little or no understanding of how play and other informal
learning helps prepare children for school. - High drop-out
rates and poor quality teaching and learning are serious
problems for primary schools. - O