Two men have allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in two districts - Joypurhat and Rajbari, in two days.
JOYPURHAT: A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room in Sadar Upazila of the district on Saturday.
Deceased Maruf Hossain, 24, was the son of Emdadul, a resident of Narayanpara Village in the upazila.
The deceased's family members said that Maruf went to his bed after having dinner with them on Friday night. Later, at around 6 am on Saturday, his mother found him hanging from the ceiling when she entered his room as he was not responding her calls from the inside.
Being informed, police recovered the body in the morning and sent it to Joypurhat General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Locals claimed that Maruf might have committed suicide after being jilted in a romantic affair.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station (PS) Humayun Kabir confirmed the incident, adding that an unnatural death case was filed with the PS and the actual reason behind the death would be known after getting the autopsy report.
GOALANDA, RAJBARI: A debt-ridden elderly man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Goalanda Upazila of the district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Yunus Khan, 65, son of late Yusuf Ali Sheikh, a resident of Ujanchar area in the upazila.
According to the deceased's family and local sources, he was failing to repay the loans taken from various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and banks. Apart from being physically ill, the NGO workers pressured him for loan instalments. He was depressed due to these reasons.
Following this, Yunus hanged himself from a branch of a tree next to the house.
Being informed, police recovered the body and handed it over to the deceased's family members after completing legal procedures.
Golanda Ghat PS OC Mohammad Rakibul Islam confirmed the incident.
