DHAKA: Two women reportedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in city’s Rampura area on Wednesday night.

The deceased were identified as Israt Huda Bithi (16), a HSC student and Suravi (22), a housewife.

Bithi’s father Nurul Huda said that his daughter hanged herself around 10:00pm on Wednesday. They rushed her to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where she was declared dead around 11:30pm on the day.

DMCH camp police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sentu Chandra Das told banglanews that Bithi’s dead body was kept at the morgue.

On the other hand, Suravi’s brother-in-law Tuhin told banglanews that after returning home Suravi’s husband Shahe Alam Kazi saw the house locked from inside. He knocked several times and did not get any response.

After breaking the door, he found Suravi’s hanging body with ceiling fan, Tuhin added.

She was then rushed to DMCH where on-duty doctors declared her dead on arrival.

Rampura Thana sub-inspector (SI) Abdur Rashid said they guise that Suravi may commit suicide due to familial dispute.

We are investigating the matter as the couple have a daughter of 15 days, the SI added.

BDST: 1456 HRS, JULY 09, 2015
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