DU student's death in poll violence sparks protest
Around three hundred students of Dhaka University yesterday blocked the capital's Shahbagh intersection for around half an hour and rallied in front of Shahbagh Police Station, demanding trial for the death of marketing student Sujan Mridha.
Sujan, a third year student of marketing at DU, was shot dead during a clash between the supporters of two union member candidates at Dakkhin Birongol Nurani Madrasa Centre under Dhurail union in Madaripur on March 31, according to Sarwar Hossain, superintendent of police in the district.
Witnesses and family said Sujan was killed in police shooting, but the SP said neither police nor Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) opened fire there. He claimed that the youth was killed during a clash between two groups.
Quoting media reports, Aminul Islam, a classmate of the deceased, said, "The police's allegation that Sujan went to the centre for snatching ballot boxes was not true. He was there just to watch voting."
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