Death of parents’ dreams
Fathers of three suspects of Abrar murder have demanded exemplary punishment if the allegations against their sons are found true through free and fair investigation.
“Abrar is like my son. I want justice and exemplary punishment of the killers,” said Ruhul Amin, father of Mehedi Hasan Rasel, one of the suspects.
A resident of Rangardia village of Faridpur district, Ruhul Amin told our local correspondent, “If law enforcers find my son’s involvement in the killing, he [Mehedi] will get punishment. I will never request anyone to forgive him.”
He, however, urged the government to identify the reason why a meritorious student of such a prestigious institution got involved in unhealthy politics.
Following Abrar’s death, law enforcers arrested several Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) students, including Mehedi of civil engineering, for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder.
Mehedi was secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Buet unit.
Among other arrestees are: Ifty Mosharraf Shakal of biomedical engineering and Moniruzzaman Monir of water resources engineering departments of Buet. Ifty and Monir were respectively deputy social welfare secretary and library affairs secretary of BCL’s Buet unit.
The trio have been suspended from Buet and expelled from BCL.
Ifty’s father Fakir Mosharraf Hossain, who lives in Dhunchi village of Faridpur district, is a trader and private tutor. Ifty is his eldest son. “If I were Abrar’s father, I would’ve died from the shock of receiving the news of his death,” he said.
“If my son was involved in Abrar’s murder, he must face just punishment. I will provide all kinds of cooperation in this regard,” he said, seeking fair and free investigation.
Another murder suspect Monir is son of Mahatab Ali of Bhagirpara village, under Birganj upazila in Dinajpur.
Talking to our local correspondent, he said his son never came second in any examination at school. Monir apparently qualified in both medical and engineering admission tests but decided to pursue his higher education in the latter field.
An English teacher of Amrokanan High School at Karimpur village, under the same upazila, Mahatab said, “I could not believe my son was involved in such brutality.”
“I cautioned him not to get involved in politics but he did not pay heed to my words,” said Mahatab, adding that they came to know about Monir’s involvement in politics when their son visited home last August during Eid vacation.
“Getting involved in politics became a curse for him,” lamented the frustrated father.
Sehaz Uddin, a primary school teacher of the village, said Monir’s parents were heartbroken and desolate since they heard of the incident. “He was an obedient boy. Villagers were proud of him after he got enrolled in Buet,” he said.
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