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University of California Berkeley Chowdhury Centre Seminar

Date: Tuesday 30th November 2021

Time: 17:00 - 18:30 (GMT) 

Professor Asadullah, Dr Wahhaj and Dr Mitra will present new research on the events of the 1971 Bangladesh war on marriage and fertility in Bangladesh.

 

 

Innovations for Poverty Action Policy Roundtable

Date: Thursday 8th April 2021

Time: 12:00 - 13:30 (GMT) 

Dr Wahhaj will present findings from two recent surveys designed to impact the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children's schooling and early marriage in Bangladesh.

 

 

Brac Institute of Governance and Development  

Date: Thursday 25th June 2020

Time: 16:00 - 17:00 

 

 

Oxford CSAE Development Economics Webinar  

Date: Wednesday 6th May 2020

 

 

organised by BLAST, Population Council, University of Kent, Malaya University 

Venue: Daily Star Conference Centre, Dhaka

The symposium will present new evidence on child marriage practices in rural Bangladesh

in the past two years. This includes new research on the impact of Section 19 of the Act

on social attitudes towards child marriage, undertaken as a joint study by the University

of Kent and the University of Malaya, funded by the UK Department for International Development.

Participants – including expert practitioners, researchers, and rights activists – are expected

to reflect on progress in eradicating child marriage since the enactment of the new law in 2017,

assess new evidence and insights from the field, and explore possible future directions for 

policymakers and other stakeholders engaged in tackling child marriage.

 

 

Child Marriage in Behavioural Economics: Nudge, Push, Shove or Sledge-Hammer?

In many parts of the world, including Bangladesh, adolescent girls face strong

social pressures to marry from the onset of puberty. Recent research has established

that the practice of early marriage has adverse consequences not only for the women

who experience it but also for the next generation of children. But there remains

wide-ranging debate among policymakers and researchers about the most cost-effective

strategies for tackling the issue. While there is a broad consensus among stakeholders

about the proximate causes of early marriage – including poverty, vulnerability to

adverse shocks, and lawlessness – there is less understanding of the deep drivers:

why the practice has persisted in some societies while others with similarly patriarchal

traditions have managed to eradicate it in recent decades. The panel will explore the evidence 

available to date on what works and debate policy options taking rigorous evidence 

into account.

 

 

"Marriage, Work and Migration: The Role of Infrastructure Development in Gender Norms"

with participation by Professor Niaz Asadullah 

Venue: Center for Foundation Studies in Science (PASUM), University of Malaya

 The conference is jointly organised by the University of Malaya and the charity

"We Empower" to tackle issues related to gender inequality in Malaysia including

sexual harassment in the workplace and female child marriage, and the gap

between the formal law and existing cultural practices.

 

by Professor Niaz Asadullah 

The workshop is jointly organised by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (IESR)

at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization. Professor Asadullah will present findings

from joint research with Drs Amirapu and Wahhaj on the impact of a large transport infrastructure

development project in Bangladesh on labour and marriage markets and female long-distance

migration.

 

 

by Professor Niaz Asadullah and Dr Zaki Wahhaj

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Seminar

Venue: BIDS Conference Room, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka

Date: Sunday, 16th October 2016

Time: 15:00 - 17:00 

We will present findings on a study on the consequences of early marriage in rural Bangladesh based on the 2014 WiLCAS survey, including its role in the transmission of traditional gender norms. The seminar will be hosted by BIDS Director General, Dr K A S Murshid.

organised by James P Gant School of Public Health and Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University

Venue: BRAC University Auditorium, Bldg-2, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka

Date: Saturday, 15th October 2016

Time: 09:30 - 12:00 

"Pushed or Pulled? Poverty, Social Stigma, Manufacturing Growth and Female Employment in Bangladesh" by Professor M Niaz Asadullah

"Child Marriage in Climate Vulnerable Coastal Bangladesh: Qualitative Evidence from Eight Villages" by Mr Kazi Mukitul Islam

"Dilemmas, Desires and Agency: Adolescent Girls and Education in four regions of Bangladesh" by Dr Samia Huq

“Emerging themes and ideas on early marriage in urban slums in Dhaka” by Ms Seama Mowri

by Professor Niaz Asadullah and Dr Zaki Wahhaj

Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) International Seminar

Venue: BPATC ITC Building, Savar, Dhaka

Date: Monday, 10th October 2016

Time: 10:00 - 14:00 

Women's paid work participation in South Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh remains low despite significant improvements in their educational status, poverty reduction, creation of new service sector and industrial jobs and improved physical access to markets. This suggests that there may be important social barriers holding back women's entry into market work. This seminar will review the existing explanations for the problem by describing some of the harmful traditional practices in South Asian countries. Besides commenting on the role played by education and socio-economic status of women, the seminar will focus on the role of social identity (e.g. religion, caste), the practice of purdah (female seclusion) and child marriage and their link with women's paid work uptake. At the same time we will highlight the new opportunities created for women following rapid economic growth, particularly in India and Bangladesh, which have possibly led to new purdah and "female outside mobility" norms.

The seminar will be chaired by the Rector at BPATC, Mr A L M Abdur Rahman.

 

by Professor Niaz Asadullah and Dr Zaki Wahhaj

East West University Public Seminar

We will present findings from the 2014 WiLCAS survey and the 2012 BRAC ADP survey

to provide a picture of the current situation regarding child marriage in Bangladesh,

and discuss potential policies to address the issue from a historical perspective.

 

Mr Asaduzzaman Noor, MP and Minister of Cultural Affairs will be the Chielf Guest

at the event. Mahbub Ara Begum Gini, MP and member of the Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Women's and Children's Affairs will attend as special guest.

 

by Professor Niaz Asadullah and Dr Zaki Wahhaj

BRAC Research and Evaluation Division Public Seminar

In light of the recent debate regarding proposed changes to age-of-marriage laws,

we will present findings from the 2014 WiLCAS survey and the 2012 BRAC ADP survey

on early marriage and women's voice in their own marriage decisions and explore

their implications for policy.

 

Syed Saad Andaleeb, Vice Chancellor, BRAC University, will be Chief Guest at the event. 

Syeda Rizwana Hassan, Advocate, Supreme Court and Chief Executive of Bangladesh

Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), and Dr Binayak Sen, Research Director of

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), will attend as special guests.

 

by Professor Niaz Asadullah

BRAC Research and Evaluation Division Public Seminar

The presentation will share preliminary results on the state of student learning

in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh drawing upon insights from WiLCAS 2014 

and BRAC's Adolescent Development Progamme.

 

by Dr Zaki Wahhaj

UNICEF WCARO Special Seminar 

The presentation will focus on the role of social norms in sustaining early marriage

and findings from the WiLCAS 2014 survey in Bangladesh and discuss implications 

for programmes and policies related to adolescent development in developing countries.

 

"Female Education, Economic Participation and Adolescent Development in Bangladesh"

During the last twenty years, the secondary school enrollment for girls has risen sharply

in Bangladesh and has achieved parity with the enrollment rate for boys. This achievement

is generally associated with a number of educational reforms including stipend schemes

which were launched in Bangladesh in the 1990's as well as increased opportunities for women

in the labour market. During the same period, Bangladesh has experienced a sharp decline in

fertility and increased participation in higher education by girls. 

The presentation will focus on changes in schooling, marriage, fertility and employment of

adolescent girls in Bangladesh over a 20-year period and propose hypotheses for the anomalies

we observe in the trends. The wider objective of this analysis is to gather insights that would

enable donors and policy-makers to formulate more effective programmes for adolescent

development not only in Bangladesh but also in other parts of the world.