Hanging body of DU student recovered from Elephant Road building
A Butex student has been detained for questioning
The body of a Dhaka University (DU) student has been found hanging from the ceiling in a dormitory in the capital's Elephant Road.
The deceased has been identified as Anika Meherunnesa Sahi, 24, a student of the DU's Department of Management. She was the daughter of Firoz Hossain of Notun Hat village in Joypurhat.
New Market Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohsin told The Business Standard that Anika's unconscious body was recovered from a room on the eighth floor of Maksud Tower at around 11pm yesterday (23 February).
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Later, when she was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the doctor declared her dead, he said.
"Initial investigation has revealed that the student may have committed suicide over a dispute with her boyfriend. In this incident, a Bangladesh University of Textiles [Butex] student has been taken into custody for questioning," he added.
