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Religious Edict in B'baria

Two village leaders held for ostracising woman

Our Correspondent, Brahmanbaria
Police arrested two village leaders at Norsingshar village in Sadar upazila under the district on Tuesday night on charge of ostracising a woman through a so-called fatwa (religious edict).
The victim, Nazma Begum, 55, faced confinement to her house and non-cooperation from the villagers, including provision of stopping food and water, as the leaders, instigated by Nazma's husband Abdul Karim and satin (co-wife) Johora Begum, had Moulovi Rahmat Ullah pronounced the fatwa.
Declaring illegal the restoration of marriage between Nazma and Karim after a few years of their divorce, the village leaders asked both to pay kaffara (penance) of Tk 5,000 each.
They ordered Nazma to pay Tk 1 lakh as compensation to Karim and leave the village soon.
They also erected a high
fence in front of Nazma's house to isolate her.
Informed by Nargis Akter, upazila manager of BRAC, a police team led by Brahmanbaria Sadar model police station OC Md Abdur Rab rushed to the village on Tuesday night and arrested two village leaders - Abdur Rouf and Safar Mia - while a few others fled.
Nazma filed a case with Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station in this connection.
Narrating her ordeal, Nazma said, "In 1982 I was married to Abdul Karim of Norsingshar village under Sadar upazila. Two sons were born to us. In 1988, Karim divorced me following a family feud. I along with two sons took shelter at my father's house at Talshahar village in Sadar upazila while Karim married another woman named Johora Begum, who has now three daughters.
"Meanwhile, my sons
grew up. In 2001, they persuaded their father to marry me again. Karim arranged two separate houses for me and Johora at Norsingshar.
"Afterwards, my two sons went abroad for work and they started sending money to me. I used to share it for both the families and thus spent at least Tk 15 lakh so far. But Karim and Johora wanted my sons to send all the money only to them.
"A few months ago, Johora, her elder daughter and Karim mercilessly beat me and my second son Haroon's wife Yeasmin Begum. I filed a case under Woman and Children Repression Prevention Act and Karim was sent to jail custody.
"After release on bail, Karim called a local arbitration on January 20 this year when the village leaders and Moulovi Rahmat Ullah, being motivated by my husband and Johora, declared our marriage illegal and pronounced the so-called fatwa.