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A Dhaka University student was stabbed to death on the campus late last night.

Shahriar Alam Samyo, 25, was the literature and publication secretary of the Sir AF Rahman Hall unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.

Inspector Muhammad Faruk, in-charge of the police outpost at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Samyo was bleeding profusely when he was brought to the hospital by his classmates around midnight. Doctors pronounced him dead.

He sustained a sharp weapon injury to his right leg, he added.

His body has been sent to the morgue for autopsy.

Ashraful Islam Rafi, a fellow student, said Samyo was a student of international relations (2018-19 session) and a resident of Room 222 of the dorm. His hometown was Ullapara, Sirajganj.

Rafi said that Samyo was riding his motorcycle near the Suhrawardy Udyan when his bike collided with another bike. This led to an altercation and a scuffle. At one point, an unidentified individual stabbed him in the right thigh before fleeing.

DU unit of JCD in a message confirmed the incident.

Shahbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khaled Mansur said police were looking for the suspect.