Bangladeshi Muslim Doctor in Forced Marriage

Everyone is talking about Dr. Humayra Abedin and that what a big step it is for the rights of women in the UK. Lots of girls from Pakistan and Bangladesh are forced to marry unknown people from their respective countries. Sometimes they are viciously abused as it was the case for this doctor from the UK. 

A big problem especially for Bangladesh is that sometimes the parents are paid a high amount by the groom to marry their daughters so that he can move to UK/US. Therefore, it is a serious issue that need to be dealt with.

Apparently a lot of people do not know the reason behind this rage of her parents. The reason is because she had a good friendship with a Hindu man from Bangladesh. 

Her Muslim family became incensed after she developed a close friendship with a Hindu Bangladeshi man she met in London. Since May, they have made several attempts to keep her away from him and to force her into marriage. The Metropolitan Police launched an inquiry at the end of June, after she was held captive in her flat by her mother and uncle, who visited for several days. Her case has also been taken up by Interpol.

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The interesting thing was that she did not necessarily had a romantic relationship with this person but a very close friendship. However, their parents got very threatened because of this. Therefore, I guess the Muslim women of Bangladesh should even have to be careful of becoming friends with Hindu guys.

The Islamic society has been very conservative and a lot of people claim out of touch in terms of women rights. A person, who has the capability and smartness to become a doctor, should be trusted to make her own decisions. However, unfortunately, the idea of treating women with the same respect as men is still new to them.

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