‘My sister is no longer with us’: Brother says missing Bangladeshi student in US Bristy is dead
Although police have yet to recover the body of Nahida Bristy, a missing Bangladeshi doctoral student at the University of South Florida (USF), authorities in Florida have informed her family that she is believed to be dead. Bristy and another Bangladeshi PhD student, Zamil Limon both 27, had been missing since last week. Limon’s body was recovered yesterday from the Howard Frankland Bridge, while Bristy remained unaccounted for.
Jahid Hassan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, told The Daily Star today that Florida police contacted him early in the morning and said efforts are ongoing to locate her body.
“Police informed us that the amount of blood they found at the suspect’s apartment was from two bodies,” Pranto said, referring to Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh.
He added that police have not yet issued an official statement confirming Bristy’s death.
“They have only informed family members. They also said they are trying to obtain the forensic report and may make an official announcement tonight (Bangladesh time),” he said.
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In a Facebook post in the morning, Pranto wrote, “My sister is no longer with us. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun.”
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Zamil Limon has been found dead, while his roommate has been taken into custody.
Limon was pursuing a PhD in geography, environmental science and policy, while Bristy was a doctoral student in chemical engineering at the same university. Both were last seen on April 16, university authorities said.
According to CNN, Limon’s roommate, Abugharbieh, 26, was arrested yesterday morning after law enforcement responded to a reported domestic violence incident at his residence, said Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer.
Limon and Bristy were reported missing on April 17 by a family friend after they were last seen near the university campus the previous day, campus police said.
A medical examiner is determining Limon’s cause of death and may release autopsy findings over the weekend, Maurer added.
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