Sangsad Bhaban, March 4 -- State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simeen Hussain (Rimi) on Monday outlined 17 steps being taken by the government to prevent child marriage in Parliament.

She said this in Parliament replying to a query of Jatiya Party MP elected from Kishoreganj and opposition chief whip Mujibul Haque Chunnu.

In his question, Chunnu, referring to the Corona pandemic period, said that the rate of child marriage in poor families is higher than any other time.

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He wanted to know about the government's plan for the girls of underprivileged families.

In response, Simeen Hossain said according to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, the rate of child marriage und...