Death from the skies

The wedding ceremony of the daughter of Hossain Ali, of Shibganj upazila in Bangldesh’s northern district of Chapainawabganj, and the son of Shariful Islam aka Patu from the district’s Sadar upazila, had taken place amid great fanfare and joy last Sunday, the first day of the month of August. Not in the sense of overwhelming glitz and glamour, like some of the high-society weddings that take place in capital Dhaka. This, in the rural hinterland of the country, was an occasion for love and hearty celebrations. In line with tradition, the bride’s family took the groom to their house at the end of the night’s revelry.