Dhaka, May 2 -- A memorial has been announced at the University of South Florida campus for two Bangladeshi PhD students, Zamil Ahamed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy, who were brutally killed in the United States.

University President Moez Limayem announced the initiative on Friday during a memorial service held in front of a tree at Crescent Hill, adjacent to the campus.

He said the university will honour Limon and Bristy at the scheduled commencement next week, adding that a permanent monument will be erected on campus to ensure their memories endure.

During the service, faculty and students offered floral tributes before portraits of the pair placed on either side of the tree.

Leaders of the Bangladesh Students Association at the ...