A student of Dhaka University has drowned in a pond nearby Shahidullah Hall of the university.
The victim is Rahi, a second-year student of the university’s Physics department, said DU Proctor Amzad Ali.
Rahi, son of Jamal Uddin Haidari of Kushtia, was a residential student of Fazlul Haq Hall, he added.
“He drowned in the pond while bathing, along with other students of the university,” said the proctor.
On information, fire service personnel rushed to the spot, and rescued and sent him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where on-duty doctors declared him dead, he added.