This contains one of my presentation on Love and marriage affairs in Bangladesh in Yamaguchi, Japan

1. LOVE AND MARRIAGE AFFAIRS IN BANGLADESH By Nilufar Rahman Rukhshana ASTE ASTE Cooperation and Partnership with Bangladesh Yamaguchi, Japan November 28, 2009.

4. LOVE IN THE URBAN AREAS -GUARDIANS ARE RELATIVELY LESS CONSERVATIVE - SOME SCOPE FOR DATING -INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA - MOBILE PHONE AND ONLINE CUMMUNICATION - VALENTINES DAY IS BEING POPULAR - RELATIVELY MORE SUCESSFUL ENDING

6. ARRANGED MARRIAGE - GUARDIAN/ RELATIVES WITH MATCHMAKER CAN TAKE DECISION -AFTER MARRIAGE BRIDES ` RESIDENCE CHANGED -IN HINDU CUMMUNITY, NO REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND SUFFICIENT DOWRY REQUIRED MARRIAGE IN RURAL AREAS -REGISTRATION (NIKKAHNAMA ) IS BEING M ENDATORY -DOWRY IS ALL MOST FORMAL -MARRIAGE FESTIVALS ARE DIVERSE,BUT TRADITIONAL IN NATURE MARRIAGES IN CITIES -DOWRY IS APPARENTLY INFORMAL -EXCESSIVE UNNECESSARY EXPENSES -ARRANGED BY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER

7. WEDDING RETUALS -PRE-WEDDING RETUALS ( ASIRBHAD, GAYE HOLUD, ETC .) -MAIN WEDDING RETUALS ( BOR JATRI, BOR BORON, NIKAHNAMA, MALA BADAL, ETC. ) -POST WEDDING RETUALS ( BIDDAY, BOU BAHT AND BODHU BORON,PHOOLSAJJA, ETC.)

8. GAYE HOLUD

9. REGISTRATION (NIKKAHNAMA) BLESSING THE COUPLE

10. WEDDING FOOD BIDDAY PHOOLSHAJJA

11. MUSLIM BRIDE/ BRIDEGROOM HINDU BRIDE/ BRIDEGROOM

12. CHILD MARRIAGE AND UNPLANNED BABAY DOWRY AND REPRESSION

13. Discussion