Bangladesh's '10-minute bride' dumps groom over dowry demand

[ibnanv]

A Bangladeshi woman who left her husband within minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry has won plaudits from human rights groups. Farzana Yasmin dumped her husband within minutes of their wedding in the conservative southern district of Barguna. The "10-minute bride" told the BBC she wanted other "dowry-oppressed women" to be inspired by her actions. "The dowry has become a cancer of our society. I have read this in newspapers and always wondered why people should put up with it," the master's graduate said. Ms. Yasmin was about to be taken to her wedding car at the end of her marriage celebrations, when her groom and his family refused to move until they received "gifts." "My older sister reacted: 'We are going to give you our girl only, nothing else was promised,' " Ms. Yasmin said.