Will end life along with son if justice not done: Fairuz’s mother

Tahmina Shabnam, mother of Jagannath University student Fairuz Abantika who was found dead last night, has demanded justice for her daughter's death.

"My husband died a year ago. Last night my daughter Fairuz died. I can't bear this grief. I have another son. If no action is taken against those responsible for my daughter's death, I will end my life along with my son," said the wailing mother at her home in Bagichagaon of Cumilla city today.

"My daughter was very ambitious, brilliant, is that her crime? She was first in her session [in the university], is that her crime? She got selected as a GD (general duty) pilot, is that her crime? I informed the proctor and the chairman about the matter. I didn't get any justice. If I don't get justice, I will be finished. I have nothing," she said.

Fairuz Abantika, a student of the Law Department at JnU and daughter of late Jamal Uddin, a former professor of Cumilla Government College, was taken to Cumilla General Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared her dead at 10:15pm.

According to her classmates, before her death, Abontika wrote on Facebook that law department student Raihan Siddique Amman had sexually harassed her, and when she informed Dean Islam, he verbally abused her instead of taking action against Raihan.

Both the accused have been suspended from the university.

The news of Fairuz's death sparked a protest at JnU. Besides, a human chain is underway at Kandirpar in Cumilla city demanding that the culprits be brought under the law.