RU student found dead at hostel

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22 February, 2025, 01:05 am

Last modified: 22 February, 2025, 02:33 am

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Police have recovered the body of a Rajshahi University (RU) student from a hostel.

The body was found hanging at a room of the Tuhin hostel in the Meherchandi area adjacent to the university around 7:30pm yesterday (21 February), said the university's proctor Professor Mahbubur Rahman.

The deceased was identified as Md Sifat Sifatullah, student of the university's Fisheries Department for the 2022-23 session. He hailed from Chhonbunia village of Bamna upazila in Barguna district.

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Chandrima Police Station Officer-in-Charge Matiar Rahman said the body has been sent to the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.

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