RU student dies falling off of residential hall on campus

A final year student of Rajshahi University (RU) died last night (October 19, 2022) after falling from the top floor of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall on campus.

The incident happened around around at 7:30 pm at the third block of the residential hall, RU Proctor Prof Ashabul Haque, confirmed the information to The Daily Star. 

The deceased was identified as Shahriar, a fourth year student of Marketing Department at the university. He was a residential student of room-354 of the hall. He hailed from Dinajpur district.

Shahriar died around 9:00 pm while undergoing treatment at ward-8 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Earlier some students took him there, said the proctor.

According to residential students of the hall, upon hearing a sound, they found a body that fell from the top floor. Later they took him to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Shahriar's classmates allegedly vandalised the hospital premises, as the doctor delayed starting the treatment. They have been demonstrating at the hospital, till the file was reported at 11pm last night.