Agitated students of Rajshahi university protest in front the university main gate on Saturday, October 19, 2019 Dhaka TribuneA first-year student of the Economics department was stabbed by miscreants on Friday nightStudents of Rajshahi University (RU) have blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway, in protests over an attack on a RU student on Friday night. According to campus sources, a first-year student of the Economics department of RU, Firoz, was walking beside the stadium with his friend at around 8:45pm Friday. Students of Rajshahi University block the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in protest against the stabbing of Economics Department student Firoz on Friday, October 19, 2019 Dhaka TribuneLater, he was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment. After news about the incident spread, students of RU Kriyashil Chhatra Shangathan blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway around 9:30pm. They were joined by students from the Economics department.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 19, 2019 07:15 UTC