College girl in Faridpur marries Chinese man

A college student from Saltha Upazila of Faridpur married a Chinese national based on social media. The newlyweds left the area on Friday (30 October) afternoon, either in self-defense or to avoid the crowd, as a huge crowd of locals gathered to catch a glimpse of their foreign son-in-law.

According to local and family sources, Tahmina Akhter (20), a resident of Nakulhati village in Atghar union of Salthar, met Chinese national Wang Chao (25) on Facebook about two years ago.

Tahmina is a first-year student of the accounting department of Sharda Sundari Women's College in Faridpur city. After a long love affair, they got married in Dhaka on 19 October with the consent of their families. Before the wedding, he converted to Islam and changed his name to 'Arif Islam'.

Arif Islam and his wife Tahmina came to visit their village home in Saltha on the night of 26 October. When the news of the arrival of the foreign national spread in the area, hundreds of eager people gathered at their house.

Unable to handle the intense crowd and curious people, they suddenly left Saltha on Friday afternoon.

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Tahmina's family said that the couple is in the process of preparing the necessary documents and that both are planning to move to China after completing the legal process.

Confirming the truth of the incident, Atghar Union Parishad Panel Chairman Md Faruk Hossain said, "I have inquired about the matter after hearing about it from people."

In this regard, Saltha Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Dabir Uddin said, "The administration sent people to the house after receiving the news; but they were not found there. They have already left Saltha. The administration is investigating the citizenship and other documents of the young man."