Police recovered bodies of a couple from their home in Dhaka’s East Rampura area early today.
The deceased were identified as Jewel, 28, and his wife Nasrin, 22. Jewel used to work as a day labourer while Nasrin worked as a domestic help in the area.
Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of East Rampura Police Station, said police recovered the bodies hanging from the ceiling of their home on Titas Road around 3 am after getting information from neighbours.
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A team of forensic department of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) collected samples as evidence.
The bodies were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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Police suspected that the couple might have committed suicide over financial issues, said the OC.