Heads-up: A death by sedatives hidden in food (described without gore), Misuse of prescription medication, Exam pressure and job-market stress, Debts and money arguments between friends.
Dhaka (Farmgate) · present day
Mess Manager
One result night. Eight messmates. One khata.
- 6-8 players
- about 2.5 hrs
- Hard
$4.99
one price for the whole party · about $0.62 a guest at 8
The night
- Farmgate, Dhaka
- Present day
- 21:47
The result took 83 minutes to load. The mess manager didn't have that long.
When21:47: the BCS result link goes live. The site crashes.
WhereShanti Nibash, Farmgate. The gate is padlocked; nobody leaves.
What went wrongHis separate plate tasted bitter. At 23:10, he didn't wake.
Every suspect had a money story. The khata remembers every taka.
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Shanti Nibash stands in a lane off Indira Road, Farmgate. On BCS preliminary result night the 4th-floor gas dies at 18:30, so the women's mess comes down to share the 3rd-floor men's kitchen. Rahima khala cooks one pot of khichuri with egg for both floors and leaves at 20:40.
At 21:47 the result link goes live and the BPSC website crashes. At 22:05 Rubel Hossain, mess manager for three years, eats his separate two-egg plate, calls it bitter, blames the beresta and goes to bed. At 23:10 the PDF loads. His roll number is there. He does not wake.
The gate is padlocked and the police are stuck in Farmgate traffic. Rubel wrote every taka in his green khata. Half the room owed him money; some say he owed them. Somebody here put something in his plate before 22:05, and nobody leaves until the khata talks.
The suspects
Trust no one
Mahfuz Karim
The Model Roommate
Tops every mock test, celebrates with exactly one cup of cha, and keeps the tidiest room.
Motive
Room 4 messmate who stood to gain or lose his share of three years' mess bills
Nusrat Jahan Nupur
The Spreadsheet Manager
Carried her famous beresta jar downstairs and colour-codes everything, including the tea rota.
Motive
Rival 4th-floor mess manager who stood to gain or lose the shared gas cylinder bill
Farhana Akter Ruma
The Label Reader
Reads every label aloud, from shampoo bottles to biscuit packets, whether anyone asked or not.
Motive
Upstairs neighbour who stood to gain or lose the money for her monthly staff-price errands
Rakib Hasan
The Meme Lord
Youngest in the mess, on his first attempt, with a BCS meme ready for every situation.
Motive
Youngest messmate in Room 5 who stood to gain or lose the monthly dues he paid
Imran Chowdhury
The Senior Timekeeper
Senior-most messmate on his 'final' attempt, timing everyone's tea breaks with a stopwatch.
Motive
Senior-most messmate in Room 3 who stood to gain or lose his Tk 20,000 loan
Shakil Ahmed
The Officer-in-Waiting
Has practised his admin cadre walk for two years and wore a borrowed blazer tonight.
Motive
Room 2 messmate who stood to gain or lose three months of unpaid dues
Khaleda Parvin
The Keeper of the Gate
The landlady who logs every gate passage in her notebook and padlocks at 21:30 sharp.
Motive
Landlady who stood to gain or lose the 3rd-floor rent he negotiated with her
Sadia Islam
The Live Streamer
Runs a BCS tips page with 90,000 followers and will go live during absolutely anything.
Motive
Upstairs neighbour who stood to gain or lose her 90,000-follower page's good name
Swipe for more, tap Motive to see why each one is a suspect. Every guest gets one of these characters.