Police recovered the body of an Eden Mohila College student, found hanging in a house in the capital’s Hajaribagh area around 12:30 am on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Pushpita, 21, daughter of Ranjit Biswas from Bosakpara village in Jamalpur Sadar. She was a first-year honours student at the college.
Her neighbour, Jagadish, stated that Pushpita's body was found hanging from a ceiling fan. It is believed she died by suicide.
Inspector Md Faruk, in charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s police camp, confirmed the incident, stating that the body has been kept at the hospital’s morgue and the concerned police station has been informed. The cause of death will be determined after the post-mortem report is received.