At the heart of the controversy were changes to marriage laws, including articles that set the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, recognize only civil marriages, allow joint property ownership, expand parental rights, and extend inheritance rights to girls.
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The legalage of marriage would be lowered to puberty, as in the Prophet's time.
"In Bangladesh, the legalage for marriage is 18 for girls and 21 for boys, so there's nothing wrong with the law, it's in the implementation, " says Hall.