Khulna, Nov. 28 -- Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) authorities have suspended a student for stabbing a fellow student over a dispute regarding street painting and stall locations for the first-year admission test.

The accused, Kazi Sadiq Mahmud, is a student in the Civil Engineering Department of the 24th batch.

A three-member committee has been formed to probe the incident.

According to the university administration, the incident occurred around 3:00 pm on Thursday when a scuffle broke out between Kazi Sadiq Mahmud and Md. Zahirul Islam of the Leather Engineering Department, over the selection of street painting and stall locations near KUET's main gate.

During the altercation, Mahmud stabbed Zahirul Islam on t...