Rokeya Begum, the grief stricken mother of Abrar Fahad, told reporters on Friday that an unknown panic has gripped her family. She wailed, and said: ``I have lost a son in the hands of perpetrators, and I don’t want to lose my younger son.”
Barkat Ullah, father of Abrar Fahad, said that his younger son, Abrar Faiyaz, does not want to go back to his college. Abrar is currently finishing his HSC from Dhaka College.
Barkar Ullah also said: “I am scared that something may happen to my younger son in the form of retaliation from the perpetrators, I don’t want anything to happen to my son.”
Faiyaz was supposed to go live on Facebook on Wednesday as a part of protesting his brother’s death, but apparently he backed out. Reporters tried to contact Faiyaz , but he refused to come in front of the media.
Family of Abrar wants justice
Family of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), demanded the expulsion of all the accused students from the university, who killed Abrar brutally on Monday.
Abrar’s family made the demand while expressing their reaction to the reporters, at Abrar’s residence at Raydanga village of Kumarkhali in Kushtia on Friday night.
They demanded the case to be put in a speedy trial tribunal, and completion of the trial within the shortest possible time.
Abrar’ uncle Mizanur Rahman said: “We want the accused persons to be expelled from the university as soon as possible. Moreover, we still did not get the laptop, and mobile phone used by my nephew.”
Amirul Islam, another uncle of Abrar said: “We don’t want compensation, we want the perpetrators to be hanged for the heinous crime they (accused) have committed. He also hoped that no one faces the same consequences like his nephew.
The death of Abrar Fahad on Monday sparked protests in Buet, and across Bangladesh.
After a discussion with Buet Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Saiful Islam on Friday night, the students decided to continue their protests demanding immediate implementation of five of their 10-point demands.
If the demands remain ignored, the students threatened that they would not allow this year's admission test, scheduled for October 14, to take place.
At the same meeting, the VC announced a ban on all sorts of political organizations, and their activities on the campus.