Family cries for justice

The family of cadet Sharmila Shaharin Pollen, allegedly murdered at Mymensingh Girls Cadet College in 2005, has again demanded justice.
At a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity yesterday, victim's father Ft Sgt (retd) MA Bashar Patowary said it has been around four years that his family is yet to get the justice regarding the death of their daughter.
He said they are now considering approaching the Amnesty International for justice.
The family members of the deceased had blamed the then adjutant of the cadet college for her killing.
They claimed that Pollen had complained several times about the adjutant taunting her on many occasions.
They also said it was impossible for Pollen having 5 feet 6 inches height to commit suicide from the shower-pipe of the bathroom.
“Her first autopsy was done in Mymensingh without our consent. She had a mark from the blow on her shoulder that the autopsy report overlooked,” said Patowary.
The report of the second autopsy, done about a month later, said the 'reason of her death is unknown'.
“We requested for the report of CID investigation but they refused to give. The military headquarters and the cadet college authorities also promised to conduct separate investigations but we never heard anything about them,” he added.
The family also alleged foul play by the cadet college authorities for hiding important facts, giving various versions of the incident at different occasions and staging a suicide drama.
Pollen, a resident student of the college, was preparing for HSC Examination in 2005.
She received GPA-5 in SSC Examination in 2003.
According to her parents Pollen was talented, confident and happy.