1 year since rape, murder of Anushka: Mastermind School students recall her
The victim’s mother said she was not satisfied with the report initially given by the police, but the subsequent report of the Police Bureau of Investigation was satisfactory
Friends and family members of Anushka Nur Amin, an O Level student of Mastermind School who was raped and murdered last year, held a rally yesterday to commemorate her first death anniversary.
The rally started in front of the Mastermind School by lighting candles and ended at Rabindra Sarobar in the Dhanmondi Lake area.
Anushka's mother Shah Noori Amin, lawyers and members of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, and students of Mastermind School participated in the rally.
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Shah Noori Amin said, "We were not satisfied with the report initially given by the police, but we are satisfied with the subsequent report of the Police Bureau of Investigation. Now we want a speedy trial."
"My daughter was a victim of inhuman torture. After the rape, she was tortured again. I want a fair trial of the killer," she said.
Mentioning that she still remembers her daughter every day, Anushka's mother said, "I still can't sleep at night. My daughter was supposed to visit Cox's Bazar after the exam. She made clothes of the same colour for me and for herself. But my daughter left before wearing it. Now there is nothing to ask for but justice."
Shikha Das Purkayastha, a central committee member of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, said, "Women are repressed in our society. But just as people need two legs to walk, a society needs both men and women. So, we must stop repressing women."
"Freedom of women must be established in the society. Women fought the Liberation War in the hope of equal rights and we want it now," she said.
"We are saddened by the tragic death of Anushka, but we want to convert the sorrow into power. The trial of Anushka's murder must be carried out quickly. The culture of impunity must be eradicated in the country by carrying out justice," she added.
Dipti Rani Sarkar, a member of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, said, "We are satisfied with the role of the state and the police in this case. The police have already given a charge-sheet in this case and we want justice to be done as soon as possible, because if the implementation of justice is delayed, we fear that it would be implemented at all."
She further said the Mahila Parishad will continue providing legal support to the victim's family until justice is carried out in this case.
