Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder following the disappearance of two doctoral students from Bangladesh. The victim, Zamil Limon, and his girlfriend, Nahida Bristy, were both students at the University of South Florida.

A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend – two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, students at USF, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. He made an initial court appearance Saturday in Tampa,...