A 39-year-old transwoman was found dead in Kohorpara of Thakurgaon's Sadar upazila Wednesday, police said Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Brishti, who lived in a room in ‘Uttaran Asrayan’ project, especially built for the transgenders.
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Being informed by locals, police rushed to the scene and found her body hanging from the ceiling in her room, said Kamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
“Whether she ended her life or died by suicide will be clear only after an autopsy,” he added.