News Desk : dhakamirror.com
A first-year student of Jahangirnagar University died after she was hit by a battery-powered rickshaw on campus yesterday evening.
Afsana Karim was a student of marketing and a resident of Begum Khaleda Zia Hall. Her parents live in Sherpur.
In security camera footage, Afsana was seen walking near the arts building when the rickshaw hit her.
Students said she suffered serious injuries to her head and face.
She was first taken to the university’s medical centre and then to Enam Medical College and Hospital in Savar where doctors pronounced her dead, said Shamsur Rahman, chief medical officer at JU Medical Centre.
“Her condition was critical when she was brought to the centre,” he said.
Around 8:45pm, students marched on campus, demanding a ban on battery-powered rickshaws on campus.
In 2022, Puja Majumder, a student of journalism, was seriously injured in an auto-rickshaw accident.
Students then demanded a ban on auto-rickshaws on campus. But that demand was not met.
