Sauyi Chui (28), a Chinese citizen, recently got married to Faria Sultana (20) from Gayeshpur upazila of Chuadanga district. The two met on the social media platform Facebook about eight months ago. Faria, who works in a garment factory in Dhaka, married Sauyi on the second day of Eid-ul-Azha in the capital. South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides: UNICEF Sauyi has been staying at his in-laws’ in Chuadanga. His sister works in Dhaka. Faria said, “Sauyi and I first communicated through WeChat on Facebook. My family liked him too. He taught me a bit of Chinese. After all the formalities are completed, he will take me to China. My sister-in-law works in the garment sector and lives in Dhaka. Sauyi and I communicate through Google translator and I hope I will be able to learn the Chinese language soon.” Mauritian woman turns Bangladeshi bride Sanwar Hossain, Faria’s father, said, “When we were informed about their relationship, we asked Sauyi to visit us. After meeting him, we found him to be gentle and polite. They got married in Dhaka earlier, but we held a celebration for them here (Chuadanga) as well.” Besides locals, people from neighbouring villages came to see the groom too. ISIS bride Shamima Begum wins right to return to UK

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Police arrested a man from Mongla Port residential area of Khulna district on Thursday night allegedly for making derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on social networking site Facebook.   The arrestee is Anjon Das, a resident of the area.   Sabbirul Alam, officer-in-charge of Khalishpur Police Station, said Anjon Das made derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on his facebook page and the comment went viral, creating a tense situation in the area.   On information, police went to his residence and arrested him.   A case was filed under the Digital Security Act.