On Sunday night, Chairman Abu Taleb, 49, married a ninth-grader of a local school. However, Abu Taleb claimed that although the bride is a ninth-grader, she is 20 years old. Sources at Bakshiganj High School said that according to the certificate submitted to the school, Bonhi was born on September 23, 2003. Meheruzzaman, headmaster of the school Bonhi studies in, said Bohni had only taken a break in the eighth grade. A public representative should prevent such incidents [child marriage]; he himself cannot commit such an act himself.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 02, 2020 14:26 UTC