Published :Tuesday, 5 April, 2016, Time : 12:00 AM View Count : 10
NATORE, Apr 4: An early marriage bid was foiled at Rajapur Kamardiar village under Sadar upazila here on Sunday. According to police and locals, guardians of Mahmuda Sultana, 17, daughter of Abdur Rashid of the village arranged her marriage with Sirajul Islam, 28, son of Akkas Ali of Lenguria village in the upazila on Sunday. On information, the mobile court raided the house of the bride and arrested the bridegroom, the bride and her father from the spot. Later, a mobile court led by Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Nairuzzaman sentenced the bridegroom to 15 days' imprisonment and also fined the bride's father Abdur Rashid Tk 1,000.