The parents of an underage girl and a youth she was married to have been fined in Bogra. The mobile court, led by Dupchanchia UNO Shahed Parvez, intervened in the marriage ceremony at Talora Sarderpara on Friday night and fined one guardian each from both sides Tk1,000. According to family sources, the girl from Talora Sarderpara in Dupchachia eloped with her boyfriend Rashedul Islam, 20, of Gandhishwar village in Kahalu several days ago. “The parents were asked to sign the bond under the new marriage law,” he added. The Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017 has the provision to allow marriages of underage girls and boys in “special cases” but upon consent of the parents and approval by a court.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 11, 2017 17:56 UTC