Child marriage bid foiled in Jamalpur
A bid for child marriage was foiled in Jamalpur district yesterday while two teenage boys were fined for stalking a schoolgirl in Habiganj the day before.
In Jamalpur, a student of Class VI was saved from underage marriage following timely intervention of Madarganj upazila administration in the district yesterday, reports our correspondent.
Locals said the 12-year-old student of Koylakandi Adarsha High School in Charpakerdah union under Madarganj upazila was set to be married with one Babu, 27, son of late Abdus Samad of Teghoria village in the afternoon.
On information, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Kamruzzaman rushed to the spot and stopped the marriage.
Away in Habiganj, a mobile court fined two teenage boys Tk 10,000 for stalking a schoolgirl in Madhabpur upazila of the district on Sunday, reports our Moulvibazar correspondent.
In default, they are to suffer two months in jail, said court sources.
The stalkers are Rubel Miah, 17, son of Safiqur Rahman, and Sagor Chandra Das, 16, son of Ranjon Das of Fatepur village.
The two often teased the Class VII student on her way to school, said the victim's family.
On information, police arrested Rubel and Sagor in Manikpur area of the upazila on Sunday afternoon.
The arrestees were later produced before the court that punished them.
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