Pregnant girlfriend on hunger strike in Kamalnagar

Own Reporter: Pregnant lover Runa Akhtar (18) is on a hunger strike at her boyfriend's house in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur, demanding marriage. A group including local public representatives are trying to suppress the issue. Boyfriend Sajib is absconding.

On Thursday evening (March 14), the pregnant girlfriend of expatriate Abdus Shahid was seen on a hunger strike in the Miapara area of Char Jangalia village of the upazila. Earlier, the girlfriend had taken up residence at her boyfriend's house demanding a 12 noon wedding.

The accused lover, Md. Sajib, is the son of Abdus Sahid of Miapara area of Char Jangalia village in Hazirhat union. He is a class 12 student of Coastal College.

Runa Akhter, who is on a hunger strike demanding marriage, said that her neighbor Sajib (22) proposed to her. When she did not agree to his words, he proposed marriage. Later, under the pretext of marriage, she got into an affair and became six months pregnant. If her boyfriend Sajib did not marry her, she would continue her hunger strike until death; otherwise, she would commit suicide, her lover said.

Runa's relatives said that a group, including her boyfriend Sajib's family, is trying to cover up the matter by killing the unborn child in exchange for money.

Despite multiple calls to the accused Sajib's mobile phone to inquire about this matter, he could not be reached.

Kamalnagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Iqbal Hossain said no one has filed a complaint in the incident. Legal action will be taken if a complaint is received.