BOALKHALI, CHATTOGRAM, Jan 7: An NGO worker committed suicide in Boalkhali Upazila of the district on Saturday night allegedly due to persistent workplace pressure.
Police recovered her body from her residence on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Shukla Dey Tikli, 38, employed as a field officer at Rupsa Comprehensive Rural Development Cooperative Society Limited, a financial institution. She was the wife of Sidul Pal and a resident of Kharnadwip Pal Para in Boalkhali's Sri Pur-Kharnadwip Union. She is survived by her husband, a son, and a daughter.
Police recovered her body from her residence late on Saturday night.
According to the family members, Shukla had been under immense stress for the past two months due to repeated demands from her superiors to meet unattainable targets. Failing to meet these targets reportedly resulted in salary deductions and frequent reprimands.
Sidul Pal stated, "Shukla didn't go to work on Saturday. She slept until 11 am, and later in the afternoon, she took her own life by hanging herself in the kitchen."
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Boalkhali Police Station Golam Sarwar confirmed the incident, saying that police recovered the body and sent it to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy on Sunday morning.
A case was filed based on the family's complaint and the law enforcers are investigating the matter, the OC added.
