Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has died while bathing at Lalakhal, a tourist spot in Sylhet.

The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at Lalakhal Zeropoint, according to Jaintapur Police chief Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Molla.

The drowned, identified as Musab Amin, was a student of the 2022-23 academic year in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE).

His family is originally from Tangail, though his classmates said they live in Gazipur.

He was a candidate for the student panel supported by Islami Chhatra Shibir in the university's central students' council elections, running for a position in Syed Mujtaba Ali Hall.

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