The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rangpur

A minor girl escaped from marriage at the intervention of upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Kawnia upazila in the district on Sunday.

Locals said parents of both sides had arranged all preparations for the marriage ceremony of adolescent Jasmine Begum, 14, Joynal Abedin of village Hajirbazaar under Pirgachha upazila with Delwar Hossain, 16, son of Mohammad Hanif of nearby Kawnia upazila.

Being informed by the workers of ASOD, an NGO, UNO of Kawnia upazila Zakir Hossain with ASOD workers Shahnaj Parveen and Hasanuzzaman visited the houses of both the girl and boy and talked to their parents. They successfully convinced the parents about the illegal initiative they took and its adverse impacts on both immature husband and wife and asked the parents not to give their girl in marriage with the boy to save their future.

The parents of both sides also made commitments on continuing studies of both the children till they become matured for marriage.