Readers Respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “A welcome divorce”.
Hasan
We salute Farzana. I request The Daily Star and other media houses to start a social campaign against dowry. Md Arifur Rahman
She would become the icon of thousands of women. Every man and woman should take a strong-stand against dowry to rid society of this curse. M I Arif
It is a lesson for us towards removing dowry from our society. May your voice become the voice of all women and raise the level of awareness of men, too.. Muktadir S Hossain
This is just the beginning. This is a warning for all those beggars who look for dowry. Congrats Farzana. We all are with you. Md. Mafizul Islam
Farzana, you have made a lot of change. You are the path finder. I believe we will find many more Farzanas in the future, who will teach a good lesson to the greedy as well as find a society free from the curse of dowry. Younus Ali
I have a daughter. So I have also some tension in my mind. I will be in need of a lot of money during her wedding as dowry, although I hate this custom. In my case, I didn't take any money as dowry when I married. Now I have learnt something. I believe my daughter will also protest against dowry like Farzana. Anonymous
Good job Farzana, I admire your courage and conviction. May Almighty Allah be on your side and hopefully you will find a real man soon. Hopefully, other women will learn from you too. Nasirullah Mridha
I read in other national daily that Farzana's husband and his aunt are headmasters at primary schools. Can I expect that the government would arrange severe punishment for the two teachers who forced Farzana's family to give the dowry? Shamima Begum Shelley
I hope all the girls and their families & relatives will learn from this extraordinary event. We congratulate her for opening our eyes. T. Husain
I salute Farzana for her courage and self-esteem. She should be the icon and role-model of womanhood in any decent society. Upfront
What an inspiring and at the same time a tragic story! I think the responsibility now lies with society to help Farzana out of this ordeal and assist her in all ways to get the divorce immediately and create the opportunity to get married to a person who is according to choice, age and standards. Any follow up story would be appreciated. We wish a happy and peaceful life for Farzana. Zaman
A very inspiring move by the young lady. The demand for dowry made by the husband's aunt proves that the so-called women-friendly laws aren't working. We need to change the attitude of dowry-seeking women and in this way end this evil practice. Imams can also help by letting people know that dowry is not allowed in Islam. In fact, Islam obligates the husband to pay a pre-arranged amount for the wife. This better system should be encouraged. Didarul Alam
We appreciating this bold decision from a conscious & educated woman. The term dowry has become a cancer. It is a curse of our society. Not only women but men also should come forward to eliminate this curse from society. In our country, the rich people give a lot of valuable things to their daughter's bridegroom in the name of gift which encourages the practice of dowry among the immoral & greedy people. We must raise our voice against it and take lesson from Farzana's bold protest against it.
We salute Farzana. I request The Daily Star and other media houses to start a social campaign against dowry. Md Arifur Rahman
She would become the icon of thousands of women. Every man and woman should take a strong-stand against dowry to rid society of this curse. M I Arif
It is a lesson for us towards removing dowry from our society. May your voice become the voice of all women and raise the level of awareness of men, too.. Muktadir S Hossain
This is just the beginning. This is a warning for all those beggars who look for dowry. Congrats Farzana. We all are with you. Md. Mafizul Islam
Farzana, you have made a lot of change. You are the path finder. I believe we will find many more Farzanas in the future, who will teach a good lesson to the greedy as well as find a society free from the curse of dowry. Younus Ali
I have a daughter. So I have also some tension in my mind. I will be in need of a lot of money during her wedding as dowry, although I hate this custom. In my case, I didn't take any money as dowry when I married. Now I have learnt something. I believe my daughter will also protest against dowry like Farzana. Anonymous
Good job Farzana, I admire your courage and conviction. May Almighty Allah be on your side and hopefully you will find a real man soon. Hopefully, other women will learn from you too. Nasirullah Mridha
I read in other national daily that Farzana's husband and his aunt are headmasters at primary schools. Can I expect that the government would arrange severe punishment for the two teachers who forced Farzana's family to give the dowry? Shamima Begum Shelley
I hope all the girls and their families & relatives will learn from this extraordinary event. We congratulate her for opening our eyes. T. Husain
I salute Farzana for her courage and self-esteem. She should be the icon and role-model of womanhood in any decent society. Upfront
What an inspiring and at the same time a tragic story! I think the responsibility now lies with society to help Farzana out of this ordeal and assist her in all ways to get the divorce immediately and create the opportunity to get married to a person who is according to choice, age and standards. Any follow up story would be appreciated. We wish a happy and peaceful life for Farzana. Zaman
A very inspiring move by the young lady. The demand for dowry made by the husband's aunt proves that the so-called women-friendly laws aren't working. We need to change the attitude of dowry-seeking women and in this way end this evil practice. Imams can also help by letting people know that dowry is not allowed in Islam. In fact, Islam obligates the husband to pay a pre-arranged amount for the wife. This better system should be encouraged. Didarul Alam
We appreciating this bold decision from a conscious & educated woman. The term dowry has become a cancer. It is a curse of our society. Not only women but men also should come forward to eliminate this curse from society. In our country, the rich people give a lot of valuable things to their daughter's bridegroom in the name of gift which encourages the practice of dowry among the immoral & greedy people. We must raise our voice against it and take lesson from Farzana's bold protest against it.
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