JnU student's suicide: Teacher Din Islam, fellow student Amman held

Police have detained Jagannath University (JnU) Assistant Proctor Din Islam and student Rayhan Siddiqui Amman over the university student Fairuz Abontika's death by suicide.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman confirmed the matter on Saturday night.

The detention came hours after the victim's fellow students staged demonstrations on the campus demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for her death.

Earlier this morning, the university authorities in a statement said it suspended the accused - Assistant Professor Din Islam and student Amman Siddiqui - over the incident. It also removed Din Islam from the proctorial body.

Fairuz Abontika, a student of the Law Department at Jagannath University, died by suicide at their home in Cumilla on Friday night.

Before her death, she had said in a Facebook post that if she ever commits suicide, her classmate Amman Siddiqui and the Assistant Proctor of the university, Din Islam, will be held responsible for her death.

In the post, she wrote, "If I ever commit suicide, my classmate Amman Siddiqui and Assistant Proctor Din Islam will only be held responsible for my death."

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