Youth injured on 5 August dies at DMCH

A youth who was shot during the mass uprising on 5 August died from his wounds at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) today (30 September).

The deceased has been identified as Karimul Islam, 22, hailing from Kutubkhali in Jatrabari. He was undergoing treatment at DMCH’s Burn unit with severe injuries.

Md Faruk, inspector of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the matter.

“The body has been sent to DMCH morgue for autopsy,” he added.

Karimul was one of the victims who were seen in a video being shot by a group of policemen near Jatrabari Police Station. The video of the shooting went viral on social media.