Police recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj on Monday.
The body was discovered hanging in a room at the house of Zainal Sheikh, located near Sidweshwari Bazar in Tongibari upazila. Md Mahidul Islam, the officer-in-charge of Tongibari Police Station, confirmed the matter.
The deceased, identified as Siam, was the son of Shafiqul Islam from Hirakanda village in Kalmakanda upazila, Netrokona.
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Siam's mother, Sulada Begum, stated that he was mentally unstable. It is believed that Siam locked the room and hanged himself with a rope when no one was watching.
He was rushed to the upazila health complex, where the on-duty doctor pronounced him dead.
The body was recovered following reports from the scene. As the family raised no complaints, the body was handed over to them.