Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- A Dhaka University (DU) student was found dead at Jagannath Hall on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Amit Sarkar, 24. He was a post graduate student of the Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology of the university.

Amit, son of Chittaranjan Sarkar of Baliaghat village of Jashore district was found unconscious in his dormitory's room around 11:30 am. Students took him to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital where on duty doctors declared him dead.

"We live in room number 4011 of Jagannath Hall. Amit slept very late at night and woke up late also," Sajib Mitra, one of the roommates of Amit said.

"Last night Amit fell asleep around 1.30 am. When we tried to wake him up around 10:30 am today, he did no...