WELLINGTON – Tales of resilience, valor and sacrifice are emanating out ofone of the deadliest terror attacks in New Zealand, with a Bangladeshiwoman’s story not to be missed.
Husna Ara Parvin was amongst the ones killed in the Christchurch shootingon Friday but the 42-year-old lady displayed matchless sacrifice whilelosing her life as she won the life of her husband amid the massacre.
Husna and Farid Uddin Ahmed married in 1994 and moved to New Zealand aftera few years, and Husna used to wheel her husband to places around as he wasparaplegic.
On Friday, the couple went to different sections of the Al-Noor mosquedesignated for men and women and when Husna was informed about the activeshooting at the place where Farid was praying, she rushed to the spot.
As soon as Husna arrived at the spot with the gunman still wreaking havoc,she tried to shield her wheelchair-bound husband and in the meanwhilereceived bullets which proved fatal.
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Her nephew Mahfuz Chowdhury told Bangladeshi locals that Farid was rescuedby others in the mosque and was thus saved by the heroic act of hisbetter-half; the couple have a daughter.
Husna Ara, originally from the village of Jangalhata in Sylhet’s Golapganjarea of Bangladesh, was amongst the victims of the terror attack that sentshock waves across the world.
At least three Bangladeshis are among the 49 people killed in the shootingsin two mosques at Christchurch. The international community, as well as thePrime Minister of New Zealand, has expressed solidarity with the Muslimsaround the world.
