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Madrasa student found dead

Tuesday, 15 April 2014


Police recovered the body of a madrasa student at Tewariganj Bazar under Sadar upazila in Lakshmipur district on Monday midnight. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, an Alim (Class XI) student of Charmatua Madrasa and son of Abul Kashem of Koshba village in the upazila. Rashid was also a moazzin of Chowdhury Bari Jam-e-Mosque at Koshba village. Police said local people spotted the body of Rashid hanging with the ceiling at Forkania Madrasa beside the mosque around 12:00am and informed police. The body was recovered early Tuesday and sent to a local hospital for autopsy. Iqbal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Lakshmipur Sadar Police Station, confirmed the incident, according to UNB.