SUST Correspondent :
Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, assistant professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology has committed suicide in Virginia, USA.
University Proctor Dr Md. Alamgir Kabir confirmed that he committed suicide at 10 am Bangladesh time on Saturday (October 16).
He said Mahfuzur Rahman was studying for a PhD at Virginia Tech University in the United States. We do not know the reason behind it. We, the university family, are deeply saddened by this incident.
It may be mentioned that Mahfuzur Rahman’s village is in Laksam upazila of Comilla district. He was unmarried. He took a study leave from the university two months ago and went to Virginia Tech University in the United States to do his PhD.