RU student found dead in dormitory

Staff Reporter :
A student of Rajshahi University was found dead in a dormitory of the university.

Deceased student has been identified as Fuad Al Khatib. He was a master’s student of Social Work department for 2017-18 academic session and the son of one Aminul Islam of Gaibandha.

His fellow students found him unconscious at 184 no. room at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall on Sunday afternoon and took him to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead.

Fuad lived alone in a single room at the dormitory.

Resident students of the dormitory said Fuad returned to the hall from his village home around 3:00am and went to bed.

Meanwhile, the crime scene teams of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) inspected the scene and collected evidence, said Md Ruhul Amin, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station.

Police are investigating the death, said the police official.

His body was sent to the RMCH morgue for autopsy, the OC said.

However, police and doctors are yet to confirm the reasons behind the death.