Sirajgonj, Sept 7 (UNB) – A total of four schoolgirls have been saved from the disaster of child marriage in the space of just a night in Sadar upazila here on Friday.
According to the sources, acting on tip off, Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate of the district Anisur Rahman conducted a mobile court in the upazila on Friday night and foiled the marriage preparations of Sumaiya Khatun, 13, of Baidyadhaldob village; Nazma Khatun, 14, of Shilonda village; Jasmin Khatun, 13, of Mulibari village; and Amina Khatun, 15, of Phulkocha village.
The court immediately fined the parents of the brides and the grooms Tk 145000 in total.
The parents also promised before the court that they would not get their daughters married before they reach the minimum age for marriage determined by the government.