In Bangladesh, the legal age a marriage b girls is 18. However, 33% of our girls get married before they are 15 and 60% c them become mothers d the time they reach 19. When an adolescent girl gets married, she usually drops e of school and thus loses her mobility. She gets confined f full-time work g her in-law's household. She loses social status and all the opportunities h economic independence. i her in-law's house, she gets marginalized. She becomes vulnerable j all sorts of abuse, including dowry-related violence.