, Feb. 9 -- A medical student was found dead in a rented room of a seven-storey building in Housing E-Block area in Kushtia town on Sunday evening.

The deceased is Samia Nijhum, daughter of Md Abdus Salam of Chotp Shalikha area of Chatmohar upazila in Pabna district and a 4th year student of Kushtia Medical College. She used to live in the house near the medical college.

She moved into the rented room near the college about two weeks ago.

Caretaker of the house Riaz Uddin said Samia's father, called in the evening to check on his daughter.

When there was no response, a student from the neighbouring room accompanied him and knocked several times.

On getting no reply, they tried to open the door with the family's permission and saw her...