Dhaka Bureau: Forty-six people died in a fire in the Greenkoji Cottage high-rise building on Bailey Road in the capital on the night of February 29. Among them, one journalist, Abhishruti Shastri, alias Bristhi Khatun, is also there. His name is known through finger print as ‘Barshti Khatun’. On the other hand, he used his name, Abhishruti Shastri. His colleagues knew him by this name. Due to the complexity of the name, there is confusion about his identity.
Before she died, the young lady told the president of Dhaka’s Ramana Kalimandir that her parents lived in Benares. He accidentally came to Kushtia as a child, holding his grandfather’s hand as they died. Abhishruti was adopted by a family when her grandfather died. But Rishti’s mother, Beauty Begum, brought out the fact that her daughter Rishti was in seventh grade in her diary written in her resume.
Rain is written in the diary of Rain. I study in the seventh standard. We are three sisters. I am the eldest. I am 11 years old. My other two sisters are named Jharna and Varsha. My father’s name is Shabrul Alam Sabuj. My mother’s name is Shahnaz Parveen (Beauty Khatun). My school name is Bangram Madhyamik Vidyalaya. My home is Bangram. District Kushtia. Thana Khoksa. There are 200 students in my school. There are more female students in our class. Sukumar sir loves me very much in our school.
On Saturday, Rain’s mother, Beauty Begum, said, I conceived Rain in her womb. Rain, spring, and monsoons are all three of my children. Prashti studied at Bangram Government Primary School till Class V and Bangram Secondary School from Class VI to SSC. Kushtia passed her SSC from the Government Women’s College. Later admitted to Eden Women’s College.
His mother said that the last time he spoke to Rain on his mobile phone was around 11 p.m. on February 29. Rain says she finished the meeting and she has some more work to do. She will talk back home. After that, his phone did not come. The next day, his nun’s son Rezwan asked to look for Rain on his mobile phone, and he inquired about Rain’s death.
Rishti’s cousin said that when she called Rishti, she said that she was busy. Rain had his last conversation four months ago. I don’t know anything about changing names, running Facebook, or changing religions. But four months ago, when the rain came home, everything was normal, including praying.
Rain’s girlfriend, Sharmin Akhter, said that she studied with Rain for 10 years. Previously, both prayer and fasting were done together. He does not know anything about rain conversion.
Meena Parveen, a teacher at BRAC school in the village, said that she felt bad after hearing the news of Rain’s death. Rain was a brilliant student. Since childhood, the girl has been calm.
