Students demand justice for death of HSTU student

Students of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur formed a human chain yesterday, demanding justice for a fellow student who was found dead in Mymensingh on November 17.  

Hundreds of students joined the human chain in front of the campus on Dinajpur-Rangpur highway, blocking road communication for an hour.

Khandakar Shihabul Shishir (22), a second-year student of HSTU, was found dead in a ditch at the Muktagachha upazila’s Majhipara area. Students at the human chain claimed that he was murdered.

Saiful Islam, a student of the university’s business studies faculty, urged police to catch the criminals at the earliest.

Sumona, a student of fisheries, urged university authorities to put pressure on police to properly investigate the incident.

Shripoti Shikdar, acting registrar of HSTU, said they have already contacted police of Muktagachha after Shishir’s death.

Contacted, Zahangir Alam, inspector (investigation) of Muktagachha Police Station, said Shishir’s father had filed a murder case, accusing four persons.

Police will start investigating after getting the autopsy report, he added.