Schoolgirl 'commits suicide' in Laxmipur

A schoolgirl reportedly killed herself in Kamalnagar upazila of Laxmipur district on Sunday night

Deceased Rubina Akter Nishu, 15, was a ninthgrader of a local school. She was the daughter of Harunur Rashid, a resident of Char Lawrence area in the upazila.

Local sources said Rubina's maternal grandfather died on Sunday morning. Being informed, her parents went there.

Later, neighbours spotted the hanging body from the ceiling fan in her room.

Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital morgue, said Kamalnagar Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Muhammad Nurul Absar.

She might have committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling in her room out of huff with her family, said OC Nurul.

An unnatural death case was filed with the police station, he added.

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