Published: 12:01 AM, 27 April 2026
Female DU student found dead; teacher, friend in custody for questioning
A female student of Dhaka University was found hanging at her residence in the city's Badda area on Sunday, prompting police to take a university teacher and another student into custody for questioning. The deceased was identified as Munira Mahzabin Mimo, a Master's student of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies from the 2019-20 academic session. Daughter of Mohammad Golam Mostafa of Shibchar upazila in Madaripur, she used to live with her family at Uttar Badda.
Sub-Inspector Fatema Siddiqa Soma of Badda Police Station said they recovered Mimo's body around 9:30am on information and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for autopsy, reports UNB.
According to preliminary information, investigators found a note and some information on her mobile phone that mentioned a teacher. Based on that, police took the teacher into custody for questioning.
One of her close friends, also a student, was also taken into custody for questioning.
