Himel’s death: RU VC assures students of meeting demands

The Vice Chancellor of Rajshahi University Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar today assured the students that their six-point demand will be fulfilled.

The students started agitation programme since Tuesday night after their fellow student Mahbub Habib Himel was run over and killed by a truck on the campus. 

They demanded exemplary punishment against those who were involved in the death. 

However, the first namaz-e-janaza of Himel was held on the university’s central mosque field at 11am. 

Later, his body was being taken to his village in Sherpur. He will be buried beside the graveyard of his father.

RU VC said they have already handed over Tk 5 lakh to Himel’s family. 

He also said the university authorities will bear the medical cost of his mother for lifetime.

RU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Chowdhury Md Jakaria, Prof Md Sultan Ul-Islam and Himel’s uncle Md Munna were present among others during this time.