1.Minor( নাবালক/ নাবালিকা, অপ্রাপ্তবয়স্ক, সামান্য, গৌণ) : Junior, inferior, Lower
2.Abuse( অপব্যাবহার, অবমাননা, কুপ্রথা, অমর্যাদা) : invective, scurrility, to treat a person in a harsh or harmful way
3. fore ( সম্মুখ, সামনে) : Forward, anterior
4.malaise( অস্বাচ্ছন্দ বোধ, অসুস্থতাবোধ, অস্বস্তি, রোগ) a problem or condition that harms or weakens a group, society, etc., Despair, discomfort, sickness
5.Afflicts( দৈহিক বা মানসিক ভাবে পীড়া, কষ্ট বা ক্লেশ দেয়া) : to cause pain or suffering, Agonize, anguish
6.prohibits( নিষেধ, বারণ, নিষিদ্ধ করা) :Forbid, proscribe, ban, bar
7.Sedative( একধরণের ঘুমের ওষুধ,) : a drug that calms or relaxes someone
8.Outraged( ক্ষুব্ধ, ক্ষোভ,যে কাজ জনমতকে প্রচন্ডভাবে আঘাত করে) : : extreme anger, a strong feeling of unhappiness because of something bad, hurtful, or morally wrong, something that hurts people or is morally wrong
9.trauma( মানসিক আঘাত, মানসিক আঘাতের ফলে সৃষ্ট মানসিক রোগ) : a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long time
medical, a serious injury to a person's body
10.immediacy( তাৎক্ষণিকতা, ব্যাবধানহীনতা) :nearness, vicinity
11. Highlights( চিহ্নিত করা, লক্ষণীয় করা) :emphasize, illuminate
12.hoarse( চেচিয়ে বলা, কর্কশ) : deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion, having a harsh or rough sound or voice
13.crucial( অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, সংকটপূর্ন) :critical, pivotal vital
14.put an end to( সামাপ্ত করা, বন্ধ করা) Abolish, terminate
15.mediaeval( মধ্যযুগীয়) : : very old : too old to be useful or acceptable, antiquated, archaic
16.robs( ছিনিয়ে নেয়া, কেড়ে নেয়া)
17.mass media( গনমাধ্যম)
18. Campaign( প্রচারাভিযান) : a series of activities designed to produce a particular result, drive, movement
19.adequate( পর্যাপ্ত) : decent, sufficient, acceptable
20. conspired( ষড়যন্ত্র, চক্রান্ত) : to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal, collude, contrive
এবার পড়ি
EDITORIAL
Forced marriage of a minor
Stop this abuse
The news of three people – a mother, stepfather and husband- being sent to jail for forcing a twelve-year-old girl into marriage, brings to the fore the terrible malaise called child marriage that afflicts us. Despite an Act that prohibits girls under 18 to be married, the number of girls married before that age is around 66 percent.
The report describes how the minor's mother and stepfather forced her to marry a 38-year-old man who gave her sedatives and raped her for five days. It was only because locals were outraged by this incident that the culprits were arrested. We cannot imagine the trauma this little girl has gone through or what more she will have to bear in the future. But this case certainly highlights the immediacy in taking actions to stop child marriage that allows for such abuse.
Rights activists and the media have been shouting themselves hoarse to bring to attention how crucial it is to put an end to this medieval practice that robs a child of her childhood and takes her out of school. We cannot lose any more time over such a crucial issue and the government must take serious steps to enforce the law that prohibits child marriage. The fight to put an end to this deplorable abuse must be fought together with the help of parents, teachers, lawmakers, law enforcers and local government officials. Mass media campaigns are therefore a must along with enforcement of the existing Act. Child marriage must be made unacceptable in the eyes of society.
Adequate punishment to those who conspired to force the twelve-year-old into a situation in which she was sexually abused will be a step forward in the fight against child marriage.
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