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Sensing the presence of a magistrate at a child marriage ceremony in Shajahanpur, Bogra, the father prepared the groom for his daughter’s wedding. The incident took place in the village of Kachuadah in Chopinagar, a union of the Upazila at 5 pm on Friday.
It was learned that Upazila Deputy Executive Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner (Land) Ashiq Khan, held a mobile court in the village yesterday. Realizing his presence, businessman Rustam Ali hid his daughter and son-in-law and helped them escape on a motorcycle. Later, she staged a wedding drama dressing her son as a groom to cover child marriage.
At that time, the mobile court arrested the ‘drama boyfriend’ without finding the grooms. Later, Rustam Ali was fined 10,000 taka.
It is known that a month and a half ago, 25-year-old Sabbir Hossain, son of Matiur Rahman from Sheikh Para village in Bogra Township 21 district, married Athai, 15, a younger daughter of Rustam Ali. , a Dadan businessman from Kachuadah village. Bauvat was organized at the girl’s home on Friday. Upon receiving the news, the magistrate appeared there around 5 in the afternoon. Sensing the presence of the magistrate, the girl’s father gave the girl and son-in-law the opportunity to escape on a motorcycle. Rustam Ali claimed that the son’s marriage was taking place and not the daughter’s marriage at that time.
Upazila (Lands) Deputy Commissioner Ashiq Khan said a fine of Tk 10,000 was imposed on Rastam Ali in a mobile court for child marriage. In addition, a bond was taken to send the girl to her father-in-law’s house until she was 18 years old.
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