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Dowry Consciousness

Students at the Panchagram Gonobidyalaya School in Chandpur held a meeting for community members and students about the dowry system. Dowry is money or other valuables that change hands as part of a marriage agreement. In practice, this has resulted in women being forced into marriages and treated as property. Often, these marriages backfire, and women are mistreated as well. The students invited community and religious leaders to the discussion, who echoed their concerns.

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