A female Dhaka University student was stabbed indiscriminately by a male classmate on the campus yesterday.
The injuries on the victim, Sharmin Akhtar, were so severe that she had to be shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital following an operation in the evening, said DU Proctor Prof Dr MA Ali.
Mahfuzur Rahman, in his 5th semester at political science department, started stabbing Sharmin with a knife at the Arts Building around 4:00pm after appearing in an exam. Bystanders immediately grabbed him and the proctor handed him over to Shahbag Police Station.
Sharmin's classmates said she had dated Mahfuz, residing in Sir AF Rahman Hall, but had ended the relationship several days ago.
Mahfuz then started harassing Sharmin in public, sometimes physically abusing her, when she refused to rekindle the relationship. The attack occurred just she started avoiding him, they said.
Mahfuz denied giving any comment in this regard.