Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The body of Anik Chandra Pal, a student of Jagannath University (JU), was found dead at a mess in the Chankharpul-Kayetuli area under Bangshal Police Station in the capital on Tuesday night.

Anik, a student of the Drawing and Painting Department from the 2023-24 academic session, was found unresponsive in his room at around 9:30pm.

His body was later taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the attending physician declared him dead.

According to his mess-mate and fellow JU student Joy Bhuiyan, Anik had been difficult to reach since Monday.

On Tuesday night, one of his batchmates, unable to contact him by phone, asked others to check on him. When they received no response after kn...