A case has been filed against eight individuals over the murder of a student of Primeasia University on the campus in Dhaka.
Humayun Kabir, brother of victim Zahidul Islam Parvez, field the case with Banani police station on Sunday, April 20, said AKM Mainuddin, sub-inspector (operations) of the police station.
All the accused are students of the private university. Among them, three are Mahathi, Meherab and Abu Jar Gifari.
"We are looking into the matter and trying to arrest the accused," said SI Mainuddin.
Zahidul Islam Parvez, 23, a student of the 223rd batch of the Textile Engineering Department of Primeasia University, was stabbed to death following an altercation between students of two departments on the university campus in the capital's Banani area on Saturday, April 20, said Banani police station officer-in-charge (OC) Russel Sarwar.
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He said students of English and Textile Engineering departments clashed around 4:00pm and later, the university administration settled the matter.
However, some students from the English Department suddenly attacked Parvez with a sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured, said the OC.
Parvez was rushed to Kurmitola General Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
According to students of the Textile Department, the clash reportedly stemmed from a personal dispute involving a female student.
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