BANGALDASH NEWS
A family at Badlagari village in Sadullapur upazila who was confined to their house due to a so-called religious edict by a few locals, has at last heaved a sigh of relief, thanks to the intervention of the upazila administration.
On May 28, Lucky Begum, 28, wife of Abdur Rashid Mandol, left home for capital Dhaka with family friend Abdus Sattar, following a bitter quarrel with her mother-in-law and stayed in a relative's house in Dhaka, police said. The next day Abdur Rashid brought back his wife from Dhaka.
Saying that the woman had committed adultery, some locals handed them over to Sadullapur police station.
The couple were released from there, as local union parishad member Ashish Kumar Titas submitted an undertaking on behalf of the couple, said Abdur Rahman, SI of Sadullapur police station.
But soon after their release, a few religious leaders decided to bring the couple under fatwa (religious edict) judgment, making locals adverse to the family.
"We virtually remained confined to the house, as local people snapped all kinds of contact with us. On last Friday, a villager beat up my only son Ashiqur Rahman, a student of class one, as he went out of home," said Abdur Rashid.
On Tuesday, Abul Hossain, secretary of Bodlagari mosque committee, called a meeting where a few local religious leaders gave a fatwa, declaring that the couple would have to perform hilla (remedy) marriage and accept the stipulated lashes according to Islamic sharia if they want to stay together.
Informed, Sadullapur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Golam Mowla with a police team rushed to the spot just before the end of meeting. Sensing their presence, many of the attendants fled the scene.
Police arrested Abul Hossain, a retired schoolteacher, Moksuder Rahman Mandol, Mizanur Rahman Mandol and Ranju Mandol from the spot.
They were released under the custody of upazila Awami League President Mozharul Islam after the four people gave undertakings not to commit such an unlawful act in future and, said Abdul Jalil Sarker of Sadullapur police station.
Meanwhile, Abdur Rashid and Lucky Begum said they are still apprehensive of hostile behaviour by locals due to the chaotic situation.
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