Verdict from country’s top court will see ‘virgin’ replaced with ‘unmarried’ on in landmark victory for campaigners
The word “virgin” must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates in Bangladesh, the country’s top court has said, a landmark verdict after campaigners challenged the “humiliating and discriminatory” term.
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