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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

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New Year's Day 2017 22:30GMT
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Reporter Farhana Haider
Camera Operator Claire Tailyour
Producer Farhana Haider
Producer Claire Tailyour
Director Claire Tailyour

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