The body of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CHUTE) student Shanto Sahar (22), who died in a motorcycle accident after being hit by a bus, has arrived in Narsingdi.
His body reached his home in Sebasangh area of West Kandapara of the city around 6:30 am on Tuesday, April 23. Meanwhile, his family members and relatives burst into tears.
According to family sources, Shanto went to the university campus last Sunday after the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr and Paila Baisakh. Around 4:30 pm, Shantar’s classmates informed about the death of his elder brother Kaushik Sahar, a bank officer, on his mobile phone. Shant is the youngest among the three brothers. His maj brother is a university student in India.
Shantar’s mother Shiuli Saha fainted repeatedly after the body reached home in the morning. Screaming on his chest and forehead, he says, “I don’t have a golden wheel anymore, I don’t want to live anymore.” I will go abroad as an engineer. I was told, “Mago, let’s take you abroad for treatment.” Where did my engineer go? Who will take me abroad? You give law to my polar.’
Relatives and neighbors also started crying after seeing Shanta’s dead body. At that time, they could not find the words to console mother Shiuli Saha.
The family members said that they wanted to go to Chittagong to bring Shanta’s body. However, the university authorities assured that after the autopsy, his body will be transported to Narsingdi in a freezing vehicle. His family members requested to hand over the body without post-mortem stating that there is no complaint and they do not want to file a case. After all the procedures, the hearse left for Narsingdi around 10 o’clock on Monday night. The body reached Narsingdi’s house around 6:30 am. Two assistant provosts Masum Rana and Samyun Bashir of Shantar Hall and seven classmates brought the body.
Shanta’s school life friend Saikat Shahriar, a student at Chuet, said that Shanto lived in a room on the 4th floor of Bangabandhu Hall on the campus. He was learning how to ride a motorcycle when he came home on vacation recently. After returning to the campus after vacation (Monday) he took two classes and went for a ride in the afternoon with the motorcycle of an elder brother of his hall. Two younger brothers of the department were with him. On the way back, the motorcycle was hit by a passenger bus.
Anil Ghosh, president of Narsingdi District Puja Celebration Council and councilor of ward number 4 of the municipality, said that the untimely death of such a talented student like Shanta Saha cannot be accepted in any way. I can’t even find the words to console his parents. In this way, no mother’s chest should be empty.
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