Mother cries for justice

“I want exemplary punishment of those who killed my daughter Nasrin.” 

A crying Sharifa Begum, mother of slain Nasrin Begum, fainted while saying this at a human chain programme in Thakurgaon town yesterday.

Earlier, villagers and students of different colleges of Charol union in Baliadangi upazila formed a human chain at Thakurgaon intersection, demanding punished of the culprits, who killed housewife Nasrin in the upazila on September 4.

They also demanded arrest of all the accused in the murder case and proper investigation in this regard so no one should meet such tragic death.

Quoting the victim's family members, police said Nasrin Begum, 17, daughter of Nazim Uddin of Charol village in the upazila, also an HSC first year student, was married to Rezaul Islam, 32, son of Nur Islam about four months ago.

Prior to the marriage, Rezaul claimed his uncle's house (adjacent to their house) as his own property to his to be in-laws’ family. 

After the marriage, Rezaul's fraudulence came to light which created an unusual atmosphere among the two families and with the passing of time the bitterness increased.  

On the night of September 3, Rezaul engaged in an altercation with Nasrin over the issue and later beat her dead and hung the body from a tree.

Following a case filed by the victim's father, police arrested three of the accused, including Rezaul.