Rajshahi, June 10 -- A Rajshahi University (RU) student was found dead at a hostel in Rajshahi city on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Mahfuzur Rahman, a 2022-23 academic session student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He hailed from Brahmanbaria district.

According to his classmates, Mahfuzur had been staying at the hostel in the Amjad intersection of the city.

He had been experiencing difficulties in a personal relationship for some time, they said, adding that he was speaking with a friend via video call around 2:00pm on Wednesday.

During the call, the friend became concerned and contacted the manager of the hostel, requesting that he check on Mahfuzur.

The manager and several other stud...