Police have recovered the body of a student named Mushfiquzzaman (20) from inside the East West University, located in Dhaka’s Aftabnagar area in Badda.
On Thursday afternoon, upon receiving information, police recovered the body, sending it to the Dhaka Medical College (DMC) morgue for an autopsy.
At DMC, the deceased Mushfiquzzaman’s uncle, Moniruzzaman Monir, stated that their home is in Pachgaon village in Tongibari upazila, Munshiganj. Mushfiquzzaman had been living near Khilgaon police station with his father, BM Mokhlesur Rahman, and mother, schoolteacher Kamala Akter.
He was a first-year student in the Mathematics Department at East West University.
Monir further stated, “In the afternoon, we learned through the police that he had fallen from the 10th floor of a university building and died. We went there immediately and saw Mushfiquzzaman’s body. He could not have jumped to commit suicide. The investigation must determine whether someone pushed him or if he fell accidentally.”
Meanwhile, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Badda Police Station, Md.Habibur Rahman, said, “Upon receiving the news in the afternoon, the student’s body was recovered. From what we have learned so far, the student jumped from the 10th floor of the university. Efforts are ongoing to ascertain the details of the incident. After completing the legal procedures, the body was sent to the Dhaka Medical College morgue for an autopsy. The cause of death will be confirmed once the autopsy report is received.”
