A rickshaw puller died as a tree fell on him in front of TSC on Dhaka University campus on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 45, hailing from Sherpur.
Several others including a female student of the university received minor injuries in the incident.
The injured student was Wahida Binte Rokon of the Faculty of Fine Arts.
She received an injury on her legs.
The tree collapsed on them when they took shelter under it amid rain, leaving Shafiqul critically wounded, said witnesses.
Later, he died on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said Bacchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost.
A fire service rushed to the spot to clear the place.
Akter Hossen, one of the members of the fire service team, said, "We are assuming that the tree fell as its root got rotten . It is our primary assumption."