Rail minister ties the knot, finally
Rail minister ties the knot, finally
The 67-year-old railway minister this afternoon finally married 29-year-old Honufa Akhter Rikta at a colourful wedding party in Chandina upazila of Comilla.
Md Mujibul Haque signed the kabin nama (marriage document) around 3:00pm paying Tk 5,00,001 as denmohor, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.
Accompanied by over 700 people, the minister arrived in his father-in-law’s house at Meerkhola in the afternoon.
Apart from four reception gates, most of the intersections on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway were decorated to greet the bridegroom.
Hundreds of villagers gathered along the road, to welcome Mujibul.
Mujibul had to pay Tk 1,00,001 to his sisters-in-law for passing the gates on way to the bridal party.
A 'Gaye Holud' programme was held on Wednesday.