Sourav Das Shuvra Dhaka TribuneApparently both families hid the age of the girl on purposeA primary school teacher has married an underage college student of Nalchity Degree College in Jhalakathi. Sourav Das Shuvra, an assistant teacher of Bakerganj Upazila South-West Sialguni Government Primary School, married the 15-year-old in the presence of both family members at the girl’s Nalchity house, during a ceremony. The locals also claimed Dapdapia Union Degree College Principal Shapan Kumar Das, played the main role for the marriage that took place. Nalchity Degree College acting Principal Md Rafikul Islam Kabir said: “According to the birth certificate, the student was born in December 2003 and is an underage girl. If the marriage still went through, then we will take legal action against the involved.”The teacher, Saurav was contacted several times for his comments but was unreachable.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 20, 2019 19:41 UTC