Feni, Feb. 16 -- year-old woman in Feni's Parshuram upazila has allegedly been divorced by her husband for voting for the BNP's "Sheaf of Paddy" symbol in the 13th national election held on February 12.

The incident took place in Paglirkul village under Chithlia union and sparked a stir in the area after it came to light on Monday afternoon.

The woman, Runa Akhter Munni, claimed that on the night before the election, her husband, Nur Mohammad Sumon, asked her which symbol she would vote for.

"I told him I had seen my father vote for the Sheaf of Paddy since childhood and I would do the same. He then forbade me from going to the polling station," she alleged.

Runa said that after her husband left home on election day, she went to Rajsh...