The groom's name is Bajlu Khan (64) and the bride's name is Bakul Begum aka Phulshuni (58), a wedding of a different kind. Bajlu Khan is a resident of Kalihata village in Wazirpur district. He divorced his first wife 30 years ago. There are 2 boys and 1 girl in that house.
After getting married for the second time, he lived in a rented house in Sagardi Dargah Bari area of Barisal Nagar and earned his livelihood by working as a carpenter. Last year, he became lonely after his second wife died after being hit by a truck at No. 1 C&B poll area in the city.
On the other hand, the husband of Phulshuni, a temporary resident of the city's Khan Road area, died 10 years ago. As the only son is in Dhaka, he does not inquire. He sells eggs by sitting on the side of the highway in the city's Khan Road area in order to make a living.
It is reported that the locals saw the loneliness and isolation of these two people and discussed the marriage of the two people.
If both agree to the marriage, the date is finalized. After that, the local youth collected about 20 thousand taka by collecting subscription.
The bride is dressed like a bride in the parlor wearing her wedding dress. In the afternoon, a horse carriage carrying 5 groomsmen including the bridegroom arrived at Khan Road Khalpar area of the bride's temporary residence. There they got married with a dowry of Tk 30,000 and the bride and groom were entertained at the house of Abdul Mannan, a local man. After the entertainment, the old groom Bajlu Khan took the bride in a horse carriage.
One of the initiators of this marriage. Mahabubur Rahman Milan and Md. Iman Ali Khan told the reporters that a bride and groom dinner was also organized at the groom's house on Monday so that they do not feel regret due to financial hardship. At the end of the wedding ceremony, they said to bring the groom along with the bride to the bride's house.