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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Qazi jailed for registering child marriage

A qazi (marriage registrar) was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for registering marriage of a child in Ghoshpara village of Nandail upazila in Mymensingh on Friday.

The jailed was Nizamuddin, a local marriage registrar. Being tipped off about a secret child marriage in the village, a police team along with local UNO Ohidul Islam, conducted a drive in the village and held the qazi.

Later, a mobile court led by the UNO handed down the verdict.

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