Acting at lightning speed on information from a secret source, Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Magistrate Mohammad Golam Mostofa arrived at the spot to prevent a child marriage in Rampal, Munshiganj.
When the Executive Officer arrived at the Fakir house in Panhata village of Rampal Union today, Friday (October 23) at 6:00 PM, people at the wedding venue began causing a commotion. Amidst the commotion, the guardians of the bride and groom conducted the wedding ceremony and moved the bride away to another location.
Upon learning of this, Executive Officer Mohammad Golam Mostofa took a firm, unyielding stance against child marriage and detained both the bride's father and the matchmaker. During interrogation, both confessed to their involvement in the child marriage.
For admitting their involvement in arranging a child marriage, the Executive Officer penalized them under the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2017.
Magistrate Mohammad Golam Mostofa imposed a fine of Tk 25,000 on the bride's father, Abdul Halim, and Tk 25,000 on the matchmaker, Abdur Rahim, totaling Tk 50,000 (fifty thousand) in fines.
This swift action by the upazila administration to prevent child marriage is expected to raise public awareness among locals, ensuring that guardians and those involved in officiating marriages remain mindful of following the law. Furthermore, through a notice published on social media, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Golam Mostofa urged everyone to step forward to prevent child marriage before departing the scene at 10:00 PM the same day.
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Reported by Mahabub Alam Babu, Munshiganj • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
