RU female student found dead in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Jan 31 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a female student of Rajshahi University (RU) hanging from the ceiling of a house adjacent to the university area in Meherchandi of Rajshahi on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Zobaida Islam Ety, a student of the Department of Social Work.

Manirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chandrima Police Station, said Zobaida had been living in a rented house in the area.

Zobaida was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on Friday evening and was later taken to the emergency department of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared her dead, said RU Proctor Mahbubur Rahman.

Police suspected that Ety might have committed suicide. An investigation is underway in this regard, the OC said.