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The academic community of the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) was struck by a tragedy late Friday evening when the lifeless body of a student was discovered in a dormitory at Fudkipara in Rajshahi city. The deceased, Mehdi Hasan, was a student of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) at Ruet. The discovery of his hanging body at the ‘Ebela’ dormitory has sent shockwaves through the university, raising concerns about student mental health and the pressures of academic life. RUET team clinches 3rd place in Huawei ICT Competition APAC Round in Indonesia Police were then alerted to the incident and they arrived at the scene around 11 pm. Officer-in-charge Mehdi Masud of the Boalia Model Police Station said the body was promptly recovered and sent to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital for a postmortem. “It appears, at first glance, to be a case of suicide. However, we cannot confirm anything until we receive the autopsy report,” OC Masud said. Ruet student found dead While the initial findings point towards suicide, the underlying reasons for this tragic event remain unclear. Investigators are waiting for further evidence and analysis from the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of death. This tragic incident has left Mehdi’s friends, family and university peers reeling with grief.  

Police recovered the body of a student of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) from a hostel in Sadhur Mor area of the city on Saturday (May 20, 2023) night. The deceased was identified as Samiur Rahman, a 17th batch student of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department of the university. His identity was confirmed by the director of Ruet Student Welfare office Md. Rabiul Awal. Read more: Ruet student dies drinking ‘excessive liquor’ Boalia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Suhrawardy Hossain said the student came from home a few days earlier. “On information, we rushed to the spot and recovered the body and brought it to the hospital. Now the autopsy is going on at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. The cause of death will be known when the autopsy report will be available,” he said. Earlier, on last Wednesday at noon, the body of Tanveer Fahad Rumi, a student of fourth year and the 18th batch of the Mechanical Engineering department of the same university, was found hanging in his room in Lieutenant Salim Hall. Read more: Youth stabbed dead by friend in Kushtia