KALADAN NEWS
Dated.
A FATHER DIED FOR HIS
DAUGHTER’ s MARRIAGE AFFAIRS
Buthidaung, January 30: A father was dead on January
13, 2003, for his daughter’s marriage affairs to a
young man without getting
permission from Nasaka
(border security force). The dead
person was Sultan
Ahamed, 45, son of late Mv. Ahamed Hussein, hailing
from Taung Bazar of
State, according to our source.
Although the both of parents of couple had applied to
Nasaka authorities for marriage permission, they
(Nasaka) didn’t response any information to the
applicants. In this connection, the
bride Salima
Khatoon, 20, daughter of Sultan Ahamed and the
bridegroom Anight Ullah, 25, son of
Kafayat Ullah of
same village were secretly married
according to the
Islamic law on October first week, 2002 after getting
permission of both parents, he
further added.
On information, the Nasaka went to the bride house on
November 2nd week, 2002 and arrested both of father
and daughter for his daughter’s
marriage to a young
boy of the same village. The victim
was severely
beaten by Nasaka as a chronic heart
disease patient;
he has been unconscious condition
for long time while
he was beaten. Both of them were
detained in Nasaka
camp.
However, daughter was released after five days
bribing some money to the Nasak but
her father was
jailed one month in Buthidaung
jail. Later, he was
also released giving some bribe to
the Nasaka
authorities, he further added.
In the meantime, the bridegroom and his father had
gone into hidden. Later on, an
under standing was
reached between father of the
bridegroom and Nasaka
authorities after bribing some
money.
But, the bridegroom had crossed the Burma-Bangladesh
border to avoid the arrest. After
crossing the border,
he tried to enter again his
motherland but Nasaka
canceled his list from the family
list. So, he cannot
able to enter his country and lost
his motherland
forever for only loving affairs.
Now, he is wondering
at border area like a mad cow that
lost her calf, said
a relative of victim to our source,
said a relative of
victim to our source.
But, there were some various formalities have been
imposed since 1999 on the
new Rohingya couples,
intending to marry. They have to
get recommendation
letters from Village Peace and
Development Council
(VPDC), Township PDC, Nasaka and the other from the
Health Assistant. The bridegroom
has attained the age
of 20 and the bride 18. Not more
than 3 children shall
be born and the bridegroom can take
no more wives. The
new couple has to pay about Kyats
50,000/- to SPDC
authorities to get permission, he
further added.
The victim was unable to go to Sittwe (State capital)
for proper medical treatment as
movement restriction
of Rohingya people. Suddenly, on
passed away after bleeding from his
heart because he
got severe wounds in his heart
while the Nasaka beat
him, said another relative of
victim to our source.
He has not left any arable land for his daughters and
son because the army confiscated
his all arable lands.
His wife is also a handicapped since 10 years back. He
has left 2 daughters and one son.
They all are under
15 years. How can they survive under the ill-fated
mother’s look after?, he further
said.
For me, it is very strange, broken-hearted,
unforgettable and regrettable as
before his death he
asked me some help for medical
treatment, but I could
not give him any assistance while
he was helpless and
hapless because of empty pocket. I
(writer) am the
elder brother of him. I could not
see my parents,
sisters, brothers and relatives who
had already gone
to eternal and the victim (my
younger brother) has
gone forever! Forever! Forever! I
will never see him
again! Isn’t the result of SPDC’s
contribution!
Similarly, in August 2002, a young girl, 19, and a
young boy, 22, both of them are
hailing from
were married without permission of
Nasaka authorities.
In this connection, Nasaka arrested the couple and
sent them to the Maungdaw police
station. After 5 days
later, the bride was jailed for
six-months and the
bridegroom was 7 and a half years
on August 2002.
Though the judge of
reluctant to give verdict to the
couple, the Commander
of the Nasaka headquarters of
ordered him to give them jail
verdict, said a trader
of Maungdaw town to our source.
At present, only in
about 100 applications were
submitted to the Nasaka
headquarters to get marriage
permission. But, the
applicants do not get any response
till the date, said
a schoolteacher to our
source.
Editor
Kaladan Press Network