A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in her house in Bhadeswar area of Golapganj upazila on Sunday night, police said. Ninth grader Ayesha Siddiqa was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a scarf tied around her neck, said Partho, sub-inspector (SI) of Golapganj Model Police Station. Also read: 28-year-old farmer commits suicide in Barishal When the family found her hanging, they took her down immediately and informed the police. She was daughter of Abdul Ahad, an expatriate from Sheikhpur Gotargaon village of the upazila. The body was sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Also read: Pregnant housewife tries to commit suicide “The reason behind her suicide could not be known. We are investigating the matter,” the sub-inspector said.

A 19-year-old girl was found hanging from a ceiling fan  at the Victim Support Centre of Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ruhi, daughter of Sekendar Ali of Harinakunda upazila in Jhenaidah district. Quoting local people, police said Ruhi developed a love affair with one Akash of Ram Gobindamore area of Rangpur city. Following their relationship, Ruhi came to the city to meet Akash on January 22. Also read: Youth’s body recovered in Dinajpur After reaching a designated place Ruhi failed to see Akash and she also found his phone switched off. Also read: Woman's decomposed body found in Jashore school's septic tank Local people found Ruhi in the area alone late in the night and made a phone call to emergency service 999 around 3:30 am on Sunday and informed police. Responding to the call, a team of police took her to the Victim Support Centre of Kotwali Police Station where she ‘killed herself by hanging from the ceiling fan’. Mohammad Sazzad Hossain, deputy police commissioner of Metropolitan Police (DB media) said “Ruhi killed self by hanging herself from the ceiling fan.” The body of Ruhi was taken to local hospital morgue for autopsy.  The body will be handed over to Ruhi’s family after completing legal process, he said.

A teenage girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Choto Nawbhanga village in Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday morning.

A court in Kishoreganj on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing a teenage girl over previous enmity in 2013.

Police have arrested three people over the alleged abduction and gang-rape of a teenage girl in the district town.

Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – A woman and a teenage girl died of dengue in Chattogram and Barishal on Thursday.