20 September 2024

Savagery at DU: They beat him, fed him, then killed him

By Redoy K

Tofazzal Hossain, a 35-year-old man known to wander Dhaka University campus, was tortured to death by students at Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall. Mistaken for a thief, he was subjected to hours of abuse, with authorities failing to intervene despite being informed. The university administration eventually took him to a police station, then to a hospital where he was declared dead. The incident has sparked outrage, and the university has filed a case. Tofazzal had reportedly been mentally unstable since losing his family members.READ FULL