5 ‘suicide notes’ found with Barishal journo Pulak’s body 

Police recovered five “suicide notes” after recovering the hanging body of Pulak Chatterjee, former bureau chief of daily Samakal in Barishal, from the newspaper’s bureau office in the city on Friday evening.

Pulak wrote separate notes addressed to his wife Priyanka and daughter Prakriti, younger brother Dipak Chatterjee and his wife Iti, Barishal Press Club General Secretary SM Zakir Hossain, Samakal’s Barishal bureau in-charge Suman Chowdhury and the administration.

Barishal Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abu Raihan Muhammad Saleh said suicide notes have been found and that the matter is under investigation.

In the note addressed to the administration, Pulak said nobody is responsible for his death and that he could no longer endure the pain caused by his illness.

“I tried a lot to remain healthy. I even consulted doctors in Vellore, India, but could not recover. My illness was pushing me back socially. When I was suffering from physical pain, I could not go anywhere,” he wrote.

He requested the administration to hand over his body to his family without causing them any harassment.

In the note to his wife and daughter, Pulak asked them to forgive him and urged Prakriti to continue her studies and music lessons. He also asked Priyanka to stay with his younger brother Dipak, saying Dipak would look after her.

Addressing Zakir Hossain, Pulak wrote that they shared many memories and requested him to help ensure that his body is handed over to his family without harassment.�"UNB