A Dhaka University (DU) student died after being stabbed by miscreants near the Suhrawardy Udyan area adjacent to the campus late Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Shahriar Alam Samyo, 25, a student of the Institution of Education and Research under 2018–19 academic session. He was a resident of room 222 of F Rahman Hall and hailed from Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila.
According to police, the incident took place around midnight when Samyo was passing by the Mukta Mancha area of Suhrawardy Udyan on his motorcycle. An altercation reportedly broke out following a collision with another bike.
The dispute escalated into a scuffle, during which Samyo was stabbed in the right thigh with a sharp weapon. The attacker then fled the scene.
His classmates rushed him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition, where doctors later pronounced him dead, said Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH Police outpost.
He said, “There was a deep wound on Samyo’s right leg caused by a sharp weapon. The body has been kept at the morgue for autopsy.”
Officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station, Md Khalid Mansur, said they are trying to gather further details about the incident.
“An investigation is underway, and efforts are ongoing to identify and arrest the perpetrators,” he added.
