Keluarga tunggang terbalik. Itu gelaran yang tepat untuk seorang lelaki Shailesh Dalbot, 60, yang bukan sahaja mengahwini ibu saudaranya malah turut berkahwin dengan anak wanita berkenaan, sebagai sebahagian daripada tradisi puak Mandi yang menetap di kawasan pergunungan di Bangladesh. Shailesh, baru berusia 15 tahun apabila dia terpaksa berkahwin dengan ibu saudaranya, Shormi Nokrek, yang ketika…
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Bangladeshi farmer Shailesh Dalbot (left) has been married to his aunt Shormi (right) and her daughter Jellita (centre) for 45 years
Shailesh told MailOnline: ‘My uncle had two brothers but were already married so I was the last option. There was no other choice. She couldn’t marry anyone who didn’t belong to her husband’s family.’
Remarkably he married both mother and daughter on the same day Shormi’s husband died in 1971 in a ceremony held alongside his funeral.
Shailesh added: ‘I don’t remember much about the wedding because it was 45 years ago but the priest announced something and it was done. My aunt became my wife.’
‘We’re used to this tradition. I didn’t find it strange or anything, it’s normal to us. There’s also a good reason for the custom; it saves the family line and keeps it strong.’
Shailesh and Shormi went on to live as husband and wife for ten years but never had any children.
Now 60, Shailesh (left) has four children with Jellita (centre) and remains married to both women. The family are part of the Mandi tribe who live in the foothills of Bangladesh
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