On August 11, 2017 Bangladeshi bride Tasnim Jara being a charity providing medical care for the poor said that she wanted to challenge the widely held view a bride must be dripping in gold on her wedding day.
A Bangladeshi bride broke the old tradition of wearing expensive dresses.
She gave a debate about the high expense of weddings in the impoverished country.
She posted a picture of herself on social media wearing her grandmother’s cotton sari with no make-up or jewellery.
She wanted to challenge the widely held view that a bride must be dripping in gold on her wedding day.
She wrote in a Facebook post that has been liked by more than 91,000 people and shared nearly 24,000 times by Friday.
She said,“Personally, I feel that we need to change this mindset. A girl should not need a whitening lotion, a gold necklace or an expensive saree to be accepted as a bride or to make her feel confident.
“I was troubled by the singular image of a bride that our society has – with tons of make-up, a weighty dress and mounds of jewellery weighing her down.
Don’t be fooled, this lavish image of a bride does not represent the financial well-being or agency of a woman in the family.”
The post sparked a debate in the Muslim majority nation, where families spend huge amounts on weddings, often landing themselves in debt for years.
She added, “I have no right to criticize others who wanted to spend money on make-up and jewellery.”
Reporter: Syeda Faiza Bukhari
