Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque has finally tied the knot at the age of 67.
Published : 31 Oct 2014, 05:02 PM
The marriage took place at bride Honufa Akter Rikta's village home in Comilla's Chandina on Friday afternoon.
Siddiqur Rahman conducted the wedding ceremony.
Hoque had described his wife as a "simple village girl from a good family, who is religious and always moves around in a burqa".
Later, the minister started for Dhaka with his newly wed wife at around 6pm.
Rikta's elder brother Alauddin Munshi said the newlyweds would be living at the railway minister's official residence at Ministers' Apartment building at Minto Road in the capital.
Minister Hoque reached Comilla in the afternoon accompanied by nearly 700 people.
Several TV stations telecast the ceremony live.
The village wore a festive look and everyone seemed jubilant.
Several of the minister's sister-in-laws gathered at the gate to greet him.
Eighty people from among the bride's relatives were specifically assigned to serve the guests.
Although there were arrangements to entertain 2,000 guests, no fewer than 5,000 turned up.
Beef, chicken, soft drinks, sweets were among the dishes served.