British wife campaigns for mother-in-law in Thakurgaon
Straight from London to Thakurgaon polling station. Hearing ‘broken’ Bengali from her daughter-in-law, who has crossed seven seas and thirteen rivers, there was an uproar in Lahiri area of Baliadangi upazila. The mother-in-law is an election candidate and her daughter-in-law, a resident of London, has prepared herself to campaign for her. Nurunnahar Begum is the Jatiya Party’s nominated candidate for Thakurgaon-2 constituency. Her only daughter-in-law attended an election meeting on her behalf yesterday (February 9).
Flavia, leaving her companion-like mood, behaved completely like a housewife today. At the beginning of her speech, she said with a smile, “I like Bangladesh.” Then, with a somewhat shy smile, she addressed the crowd, “My mother-in-law is a very good person, you will vote for her.”
The crowd burst into laughter after hearing such a frank confession from the foreign daughter-in-law. Flavia’s face lit up with a sweet smile as she saw the enthusiasm of the crowd. The simplicity of the Memsahab’s daughter-in-law and her devotion to her mother-in-law instantly won the hearts of the locals. To the people of the area, Flavia is no longer just a “foreign meme” but a beloved daughter-in-law. According to political analysts, it remains to be seen how much wind this “London” charm will pull on the wings of the plough symbol in the voting field.
