Bangladesh, July 18 -- The body of a student from Islamic University was recovered from a pond near Shah Azizur Rahman Hall on the campus Thursday evening.

The deceased was identified as Sajid Abdullah, a student of the 2021-22 academic session from the Department of Al-Quran and Islamic Studies. He was also a resident of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hall.

According to campus sources, a group of students spotted Sajid's body floating in the pond and immediately informed the university's proctorial body around 6:30pm.

Being informed, police-assisted by university officials and students-rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

Sajid was initially taken to the Islamic University Central Hospital, where doctors referred him to Kushtia General H...