A top human rights group
in Bangladesh has praised a bride who disowned her husband within
minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry. Sultana Kamal of the Ask rights group said that Farzana
Yasmin had taken a "principled and brave stand against the gross
injustice of dowry payments". Yasmin told the BBC that dowries "were the cancer of society".
Yasmin's decision to divorce her husband within minutes of their wedding
in the conservative southern district of Barguna has sent shockwaves
through the country, with supporters and opponents of her action
fiercely arguing their cases on Facebook.
Giving or receiving dowries is a criminal offence in Bangladesh but is still widely practised.
"Ms Yasmin has shown considerable bravery in doing what she
did to highlight the evil and oppressive dowry system," said Ms. Kamal,
the head of the Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) rights group.
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