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Sadman Rahman, a student of the 2025-26 academic year in the physics department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), has lost his life in a motorcycle accident. The accident took place at around 12:15 on Saturday (10 October) night, in front of the Topoban residential area adjacent to the university on the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway.
The home of the deceased Sadman Rahman is in the Madhya Bhabanipur area of Rajbari. He used to live in a mess in the Tilargaon area adjacent to the university.
Speaking to eyewitnesses and students, it was learnt that Sadman was chatting with friends at the university’s main gate on Saturday night. After the gathering, he was heading towards the Madina Market area on a motorcycle. On the way, the motorcycle lost control near a speed breaker and hit the road divider. He suffered a serious head injury as a result.
After the accident, people present there informed Sadman’s classmates and senior students of the university by mobile phone. They came to the spot and first took Sadman to a private hospital adjacent to the university. When he was taken from there to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, the doctor declared him dead.
Muzahidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC-investigation) of Jalalabad police station in Sylhet city, said in this regard that the motorcycle lost control at the speed breaker and hit the road divider. After receiving the news, police went to the hospital and prepared an inquest report, and also visited the spot. Primarily, it appears to be an accident.
He further said an application was made to the district magistrate on behalf of the deceased student’s family, after which the body was handed over without a post-mortem. An unnatural death case will be filed over the incident.
The university’s proctor, Mokhlesur Rahman, said, ‘The SUST family is in mourning at the death of Sadman Rahman. We have informed Sadman’s guardians. Subject to the approval of the additional district magistrate, the body has been sent without a post-mortem. Two of our students have set off with the hearse.’
