Nurul Afsar Faruque, secretary of the examination centre, said all other examinees turned up for the examination as usual but the seat of Nusrat holding Roll No 149614 in room No-8 remained vacant.
He said Nusrat’s classmates broke into tears after they entered the exam hall.
Upazila secondary education officer Nur Amin said, “Like students, we also couldn’t accept Nusrat’s death. We’ve heard that Nusrat’s voice was always against injustice and she was a brilliant student. We’re shocked at her death.”
After fighting for her life for five days, Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil madrasa student Nusrat succumbed to her burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital on Wednesday night.
On April 6, Rafi was set afire an examination centre of Alim examination allegedly by students loyal to principal Sirajuddoula of the madrasa after he was arrested and subsequently suspended as the girl had accused him of sexually harassing her.