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Science Lab Blast

DU student dies; death toll now 6

  • Staff Correspondent
  • 22 March, 2023 12:00 AM
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DU student dies; death toll now 6

Nur Nabi, a Dhaka University (DU) student, who suffered fatal injuries in the March 5 building explosion in Science Lab area, died in Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to six.

He was a fourth-year student of the Islamic Studies department and lived in Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall.

He breathed his last around 2:00 pm at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, said DMCH Director Brig Gen Nazmul Haque.

On 5 March, he was passing by the area when the explosion took place. He sustained severe injuries to his head and leg after debris from the blast fell on him.