Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Police have detained a student in connection with the killing of Azmal Hossain, who was beaten to death at a student hostel near Khan Jahan Ali Hall of Khulna University, allegedly over accusations that he had "stolen rice."

The detained student, Rifat, is a 16th-batch student of the Department of Fisheries & Marine Technology (FMRT) at Khulna University. He hails from the Gunerghati area in Sirajganj Sadar.

He was detained from a house in Swarupkathi Upazila of Pirojpur on Monday night, said Iqbal Hossain, chief of Harintana Police Station in Khulna city.

The officer said, "Rifat was present when Azmal was beaten. He fled after the incident."

Azmal Hossain, 21, was a native of Baro Sholua village in Darshana, Chuad...