Police recovered the body of a student from the hostel of Farid Ahmed Bhuiyan Academy, a private school in Ramganj, Lakshmipur, on Tuesday night. Following the discovery, angry residents vandalized the school’s main gate and reception area around 10 p.m. in protest. The situation was brought under control after Officer-in-Charge Firoz Uddin Chowdhury and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Kazi Atikur Rahman arrived at the scene and assured proper investigation.

The deceased, Mehedi Hasan, aged 14, was an eighth-grade student and the son of Ziauddin Zia from Raghbapur village in Ichapur Union. His family alleged that he was murdered. However, Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Hossain Mohammad Raihan Kazemi stated that the body was found hanging and that it could not yet be determined whether it was a case of murder or suicide until the autopsy report is received. The situation in the area is currently calm.