Cumilla-University

Out of 624 individuals detained during a police crackdown on youth gangs and delinquents in Cumilla, 173 have been shown arrested in various cases and sent to court. Meanwhile, 451 individuals were released after signing personal bond undertakings.This process was completed on Thursday (September 24) afternoon following day-long verification and interrogation of the detainees. The matter was confirmed by Cumilla Additional Superintendent of Police, Md. Lutfar Rahman.Earlier on Wednesday night, p...

Students of Cumilla University (CoU) suspended their highway blockade two hours after launching a protest demanding justice for the murder of teenager Ishrat Shahriar Apratim. They presented a four-point demand to the authorities.The students suspended the blockade around 1:30pm on Sunday. Earlier, around 11:30am, they blocked the highway in the Kotbari Bishwa Road area.During the protest, the students chanted various slogans demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for the murder and...

The Dhaka Chattogram Highway was blocked in Cumilla on Sunday demanding justice for Ishayat Shahriar Apratim, son of Dr Nahida Begum, an associate professor of the Department of Bangla at Cumilla University, who was killed. Students of Cumilla University blocked the highway in the Kotbari Bishwaroad area around 11 am on Sunday. Earlier around 10 am, Apratim’s first funeral prayer was held at the university’s Central Mosque. Standing during the funeral prayer, Apratim’s father K M Firoz S...

“My only child. He grew up under the weather and sky of Cumilla with everyone’s love and affection. Please pray for him. May Allah grant him a place in heaven.” Standing in the janaza row and mourning the loss of his only child, Ishayat Shahriar Apratim, father K M Firoz Shahriar cried out in anguish. Relatives and neighbors present at the heartbreaking moment of bidding farewell to the 13-year-old boy could not hold back their tears either. The deceased Ishayat Shahriar Apratim was the...

‘Where will I look for my son? In the jungle or in the water?’ Cumilla University teacher Nahida Nahid wrote the words on Facebook in despair after her son went missing. A search for him was underway at various locations. Many had hoped the child would return. After 20 hours, he was found in a jungle, but not alive. Nahida’s Facebook post began circulating on social media from Friday night and Saturday morning. After failing to find Apratim despite searching nearby areas, his father filed...

‘Where will I look for my son? In the jungle or in the water?’ Cumilla University teacher Nahida Nahid wrote on Facebook in distress after her son went missing. Searches were underway in different places. Many were hoping the child would return. After 20 hours, he was found in a jungle. However, he was found dead. Police said the body of Apratim (13), who had been missing since Friday afternoon, was recovered from a jungle adjacent to Cumilla University on Saturday afternoon. Rakibul Islam, offi...