Rehana is 21[1]. She left her village outside Rangpur to come to Dhaka three years ago because her cousin, who worked in a garment factory, told her there were plenty of opportunities in the city. Rehana admired her cousin's confidence, independence, and status derived from the financial assistance she gave her family. Rehana
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