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Staying safe

How to spot a fake profile, what we check before anyone reaches you, and what to do if something feels off.

The Dowry Prohibition Act 2018: What Is Actually Illegal

Demanding dowry is an offence. So is taking it. So is giving it. A plain reading of the Dowry Prohibition Act 2018, what counts as a disguised demand, and how to report one.

Staying safe8 min read

Romance and Marriage Scams: The Warning Signs Families Miss

The gift stuck at customs, the sudden hospital bill, the bKash number sent at midnight. The scripts behind romance scams in Bangladesh, why intelligent people fall for them, and the one rule that stops all of them.

Staying safe8 min read

How to Verify Someone You Met Online Before Families Meet

A practical checklist for checking that an online match is who they say they are: live video, reverse image search, workplace and NID checks, marital status, and a family reference.

Staying safe1 min read

How to Stay Safe on Your First In-Person Meeting

Meeting a match for the first time? Here is how to keep it safe and comfortable.

Staying safe1 min read

Matrimony Scams in Bangladesh and How to Avoid Them

Worried about being cheated? Here are the common scams and how to stay safe.

Staying safe1 min read

7 Ways to Spot a Fake Matrimony Profile

Worried about fake profiles? Here are seven warning signs to watch for before you trust anyone.

Staying safe8 min read

Marriage Media and Ghotok Fraud: How Families Get Cheated

Advance fees for profiles that do not exist, photographs lifted from Facebook, salaries invented for a groom abroad. The patterns behind marriage media fraud in Bangladesh, and how to protect your family before the money leaves your hand.

Staying safe8 min read

Marrying a Probashi Groom: How to Verify Income and Intentions

What documents actually prove overseas employment, what a visa status really means, the heartbreaks families see again and again, and how verification changes the odds.

Staying safe8 min read

Protecting Your Privacy on a Matrimony Site

A biodata sent to one aunt can be in forty WhatsApp groups by Friday. What never to share, how photo controls actually work, and why a verified platform is safer than an open Facebook group.

Staying safe7 min read

The Legal Age of Marriage in Bangladesh - and Why We Enforce 18+

Twenty-one for men, eighteen for women. What the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017 actually punishes, what the numbers show, and why amarjibon will not carry an underage profile.

Staying safe

The Dowry Prohibition Act 2018: What Is Actually Illegal

Romance and Marriage Scams: The Warning Signs Families Miss

How to Verify Someone You Met Online Before Families Meet

How to Stay Safe on Your First In-Person Meeting

Matrimony Scams in Bangladesh and How to Avoid Them

7 Ways to Spot a Fake Matrimony Profile

Marriage Media and Ghotok Fraud: How Families Get Cheated

Marrying a Probashi Groom: How to Verify Income and Intentions

Protecting Your Privacy on a Matrimony Site

The Legal Age of Marriage in Bangladesh - and Why We Enforce 18+

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Staying safe

The Dowry Prohibition Act 2018: What Is Actually Illegal

Romance and Marriage Scams: The Warning Signs Families Miss

How to Verify Someone You Met Online Before Families Meet

How to Stay Safe on Your First In-Person Meeting

Matrimony Scams in Bangladesh and How to Avoid Them

7 Ways to Spot a Fake Matrimony Profile

Marriage Media and Ghotok Fraud: How Families Get Cheated

Marrying a Probashi Groom: How to Verify Income and Intentions

Protecting Your Privacy on a Matrimony Site

The Legal Age of Marriage in Bangladesh - and Why We Enforce 18+

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