The hanging body of a Dhaka University (DU) student named Anika Meherunnesa Sahi (24) has been recovered from a dormitory on Elephant Road in the capital. Police have taken a BUET student into custody for questioning in this incident. The incident took place in a room on the 8th floor of Moksud Tower on Elephant Road around 11pm on Sunday (February 23). Sub-Inspector (SI) of New Market Police Station Biraj Mistry confirmed this information.
It is learned that Anika is a student of the management department of DU. She is the daughter of Firoz Hossain of Notun Hat village in Joypurhat. SI Biraj Mistry said that the unconscious body of the student was recovered from a room on the 8th floor of Maksud Tower. Later, when she was taken to Dhaka Medical College, the doctor declared her dead.