So, you have a muslim father in Bangladesh who decides that it's about time that his 12 YEAR OLD daughter gets married so he arranges her wedding to an older man. The wedding takes place. Three hours after the ceremony, his daughter, this 12 year old little girl now sentenced to the demands of her husband, takes poison and kills herself. Allahu Ackbar, eh?
From the story at The New Nation.
Forced marriage leads to minor girl's suicide
A 12-year-old girl has committed suicide within three hours of being forced into marriage.
Aduri Begum, of Bakultala village under Kaunia Upazila in Rangpur was a class five student of Udirpar Ananda School.
Aduri's father Anwarul Islam arranged her marriage to Enamul Haque, son of Abdul Jabbar of Nazirdah village, against her will and her other relatives. The wedding took place on Monday night and while the wedding feast was going on, Aduri consumed poison. Kaunia officer-in-charge Krishna Kumar admitted the incident and told that the body had been sent for autopsy.
Upazila Women Affairs Officer Kawsara Parvin said the Upazila Executive Officer rushed to the spot after the locals had informed. But since the marriage was already over, he just the collected a bond from Aduri's father, which stated that Aduri will be handed over after she turns 18.
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