Abstract
Child marriage is still a burning issue after nearly 70 years of passing of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929. The Child Marriage Restraint Act came into force on 1st October 1929. The primary object of the Act was to put a stop to premature co-habitation. The Child Marriage Restraint Act itself suggests restraint of child marriage and not its prevention or abolition. The debate was about protection of girls. This article aims to give a complete picture of the situation of child marriages in a rural and urban areas in Bangladesh and also reflects the legal loopholes for which the issue still prevails.