A young student named Nuzhat from Rangpur Cantonment Public School and College died after jumping from the rooftop of Hotel North View in Rangpur city’s Payra Chattar area on Monday afternoon. Police said she arrived at the hotel around 4:50 p.m. and spent nearly an hour on the rooftop before jumping at 5:42 p.m. Her body was later sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

Deputy Police Commissioner (DB) Sanatan Chakraborty confirmed that CCTV footage of the incident had been collected and that police contacted her family after analyzing her mobile phone. Nuzhat, daughter of Nazrul Islam from Khalifa Para, was scheduled to sit for her Higher Secondary Certificate examination this year.

A video of the incident circulated on social media, showing the girl sitting on the rooftop before leaning backward over the railing. Locals questioned how access to the rooftop of such a prominent hotel was left open, raising concerns about hotel safety measures.