Bride stirs social media storm after posting wedding photo of her with no make-up and jewellery

Tasnim Jara and her husband pose for a photograph during her wedding party in Dhaka, on Aug 8, 2017.PHOTO: AFP.

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi bride who posted a picture of herself on social media wearing her grandmother's cotton sari with no make-up or jewellery has sparked a heated debate about the high expense of weddings in the impoverished country.

Tasnim Jara, who runs a charity providing medical care for the poor, said she wanted to challenge the widely held view that a bride must be dripping in gold on her wedding day.