RU Correspondent :
Hafizur Rahman, an accused in the Rajshahi University Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddique murder case, died at the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) during the small hours of Thursday.
Jail Super Shafiqul Islam confirmed the news. A 2nd year student of Public Administration Department, Hafiz was also the General Secretary of Islami Chhatra Shibir, Ward No. 19 unit of Rajshahi city.
On April 28, a Rajshahi court placed him on four days remand for interrogation by the police at Boalia Thana in connection with the murder of the university teacher Rezaul Karim. On Tuesday, Hafiz fell ill and was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, said the jail super.
The accused breathed his last on Thursday at 4.30 am on account of irreversible cardio respiratory failure, the RMCH sources said. The dead body of Hafizur will be handed to his family members after autopsy.
The deceased hailed from Godagari thana in the district.
