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A student of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) has died while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital after sustaining critical injuries in a motorcycle accident.
Rafid Shahriar, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department from the 2021-22 academic session, died at United Hospital in Dhaka around 11am on Sunday.
Rafid was critically injured in a motorcycle accident at Binodpur Bazar in Rajshahi city on the night of September 23. He suffered severe head injuries and bleeding in the brain.
He was initially admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. As his condition deteriorated, doctors recommended that he be transferred to Dhaka for advanced treatment and surgery.
The RUET administration arranged Tk 2.5 lakh to cover the cost of an air ambulance and sent Rafid to United Hospital in Dhaka.
Earlier on September 24, RUET Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtar Hossain, Director of the Student Welfare Office Prof Dr Rabiul Islam Sarker and Assistant Director Md Abu Ismail Siddiqui Saif visited Rafid at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and spoke with the hospital director and doctors about his treatment.
Hospital authorities told the RUET administration that Rafid had developed a blood clot in his brain following the severe head injury and needed to be transferred to Dhaka urgently for advanced treatment and surgery.
RUET Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr SM Abdur Razzaq expressed deep grief over Rafid’s death.
In a condolence message, he said the RUET community was deeply saddened by the death of the talented student and prayed for the bereaved family to have the strength to cope with the loss.
He also prayed for the salvation of the deceased’s soul and conveyed his deep sympathy to Rafid’s family.