Body of madrasa student found under blanket

The body of a madrasa student has been recovered at the Pak Panjatan Mujibi Suniya Hafizia Madrasa in Comilla. 

The deceased is Sabbir, 7, of Jagannathpur temple area of Comilla Sadar upazila.

The body was recovered from under a blanket at the madrasa on Sunday night.

According to local sources, when the news of Sabbir's death spread around the locality, the teachers in charge of the madrasa tried to hide the incident. Their behavior raised suspicions about the death of the child and how it took place.

Comilla Kotwali Model police station Officer In Charge (OC) Anwarul Haque confirmed the discovery of the child's body and said: "We have gone to the location. The body of the dead child was under the blanket. It is not possible to say the exact cause of death without details and investigation.”