Vigil held for slain university student as student community calls for greater safety | ABC News

Members of Darwin's Bangladeshi community say they are feeling "lost and shattered" after the death of university student Md Isfaqur Rahman. Mr Rahman, 23, died after sustaining critical head injuries during an alleged violent home invasion in Darwin's northern suburbs during the week. Northern Territory Police has charged a 29-year-old man with murder, aggravated burglary and theft in relation to the incident. Police have alleged the man broke into Md Isfaqur Rahman's home in the suburb of Millner at about 4:30am on Wednesday morning. He was found with apparent head trauma, according to police, and rushed to Royal Darwin Hospital's intensive care unit but died on Thursday. Mr Rahman was a student at Charles Darwin University (CDU) and had arrived in Darwin earlier this year. On Friday night, a vigil organised by the university's Bangladeshi Student Association was held on campus. It followed a student-led anti-violence demonstration on Thursday, held in response to the attack on Mr Rahman. The Bangladesh Assoication of the Northern Territory has launched an online petition calling for a range of safety measures, including safer housing for students. In local cricket competition on Saturday — during a match that Bangladeshi members of the university cricket team were competing in — a minute's silence was held for Mr Rahman. Mostofa Mahin, the team's president, said players and the Bangladeshi community were deeply hurting. "What happened is not supposed to happen. We have no words to share the pain," he said. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3NMHJ94 ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia