Two girls saved from early marriage
Two schoolgirls were saved from early marriage by the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Sujanagar under the district on Tuesday.
Toma Khatun, 12, daughter of Tubai Sheikh, and Ripa Khatun, 14, daughter of Abul Kalam Sheikh, both from Vaina village in the upazila, are students of Sujanagar Shaheed Dulal Pilot School.
Toma is a Class VI student and Ripa is a Class VIII student, said UNO Md Arifuzzaman.
"The girls' family members were secretly preparing to get them married on Monday night. Informed, our officials rushed to the houses and stopped the marriages,” the UNO said.
The expectant bridegrooms returned home without getting married, and members of both the families were cautioned not to arrange early marriage, the UNO added.
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