Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Police have recovered the body of a first-year Jagannath University student from a mess in Old Dhaka's Sutrapur.

The dead, Rakiba Islam, was a 2024-25 islamic history and culture student from Satkhira.

Sutrapur Police chief Moshiur Rahman said the body was found around 10:30am on Sunday near the water pump in the Kolta Bazar area.

"We are conducting the post-mortem and formal inquest," he told bdnews24.com.

Another police officer said a team responded to a 999 call at 10pm on Saturday.

The exact circumstances of Rakiba's death remain unclear.

The cause will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination.

Rakiba's younger brother Naeem Hossain said their mother last spoke to her on Saturday night.

She was alone in ...