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Forgotten Girls of Dhaka

Part of The Big Stories: 2016. Farhana Haider enters the world of a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh to meet a group of teenage girls who were married and then abandoned by their husbands

Part of The Big Stories: 2016. Farhana Haider enters the world of a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh to meet a group of teenage girls who were married and then abandoned by their husbands before they even reached 16 years old. Are their identities now fixed for the rest of their lives? What chances do they have to define who are they are? How does the tight-knit slum community hinder or help shape the girls' futures?

25 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 2017 22:30GMT
BBC News except Asia Pacific, South Asia, UK & UK HD

Credits

Reporter Farhana Haider
Camera Operator Claire Tailyour
Producer Farhana Haider
Producer Claire Tailyour
Director Claire Tailyour

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Apr 2016 14:30GMT
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  • Sat 23 Apr 2016 00:30GMT
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  • Sun 24 Apr 2016 18:30GMT
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  • Sun 24 Apr 2016 22:30GMT
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  • Mon 25 Apr 2016 00:30GMT
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  • Mon 25 Apr 2016 08:00GMT
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  • Thu 28 Apr 2016 09:30GMT
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  • Fri 6 May 2016 08:00GMT
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  • Fri 24 Jun 2016 22:30GMT
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  • Sat 25 Jun 2016 05:30GMT
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  • Sun 26 Jun 2016 11:30GMT
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  • Sun 26 Jun 2016 16:30GMT
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  • Fri 30 Dec 2016 23:30GMT
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  • Sat 31 Dec 2016 05:30GMT
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  • Sat 31 Dec 2016 10:30GMT
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  • New Year's Day 2017 11:30GMT
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  • New Year's Day 2017 16:30GMT
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  • New Year's Day 2017 22:30GMT
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