A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was stabbed to death by a mugger on the campus on Monday evening. The deceased is Bulbul Ahmed, a third year student of the Public Administration Department. Eyewitnesses said Bulbul along with his friends went to the New Zealand area, adjacent to the Shaheed Minar on the campus in the afternoon. At one stage, his friends rescued him, as he sustained stab injuries by a mugger. Bulbul was first rushed to the university medical centre and later shifted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where on duty doctor Kaniz Fatema declared him dead around 7:45pm. Read: SUST closed till June 25 amid flooding SUST proctor Israt Ibne Ismail said police force has been sent to the spot to detain the mugger. Hearing the news, SUST vice-chancellor, student’s welfare advisor, among others, visited the deceased student.  

A first year student of higher secondary level of Phultala M.M. College in Khulna was stabbed dead by some unknown assailants on the college premises Thursday noon. The deceased was identified as Alif Hossain, son of Taher Tutl of Kasba village in Phultala upazila. Read: Man shot dead in Munshiganj clash “Some five or six miscreants swooped on Alif with sharp weapon and stabbed him indiscriminately. Later locals rescued him with severe injuries and took him to upazila health complex,” said Ilias Talukder, Officer-in-Charge of Phultala police station. Alif was transferred to Khulna Medical College Hospital where he died, said the OC. The killers are yet to be identfied but efforts are on to arrest them as soon as possible, he said.