A septuagenarian reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the Rampasha union of Bishwanath upazila on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abdul Khaleque, 70, son of the late Abdur Rashid of Chakram Prosad village. The deceased's family members said Khaleque was seen as mentally imbalanced for a few days. Read: Health department official commits suicide On Friday night, they found him hanging from the ceiling of his nephew's house near his house and informed the police. Police rushed to the spot immediately after being informed and recovered the body. The body has been sent to the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy, Jayant Sarkar, sub-inspector of Bishwanath Police Station.

A 66-year-old man died on Monday evening after allegedly falling into a septic tank in the Chandkhali Bazar area of Paikgacha upazila in Khulna. The deceased was identified as Kamrul Islam, a cleaning staff of the meat market in Chandkhali Bazar. Also read: Two die in Chuadanga after inhaling toxic gas inside septic tank According to locals, around 6pm, Kamrul was heading towards the waste dump near the market when he fell into the septic tank through a hole left by its broken lid. Kamrul drowned in the tank before he could be rescued, said Jafor, an assistant sub-inspector of Paikgacha police station. "A case of unnatural death has been filed in this regard." Also read: Woman's decomposed body found in Jashore school's septic tank

Police on Monday arrested a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl at Farir Char village in Sadar upazila.

An elderly man was killed in an elephant attack at Gomatali Notunpara village of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district early Tuesday.