The body of a student named Farhan Ahsan Chowdhury was recovered from a house in the North Goran area of Khilgaon in the capital. He is a first year student of Jagannath University (JOB) Department of Drama.
The family claims that Farhan committed suicide. They lived on the sixth floor of a seven-storied house in Khilgaon police station No. 6 North Goran.
He was brought unconscious to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital around 9pm on Tuesday (October 8). There the doctor declared Farhan dead.
The deceased's uncle Fahim Faisal said, my nephew Farhan is a first-year student of the Drama department. He came home around 4:30 in the afternoon and closed the door of the room. The door did not open despite many calls. After entering inside, I saw that he was hanging from the fan with his belt around his neck. When Farhan was taken to Dhaka Medical in an unconscious state, the doctor declared him dead.
He also said, I cannot say at the moment why my nephew committed suicide by hanging himself. We do not know what could be the reason behind this.
Inspector in charge of the police camp of DMC hospital Md. Farooq said, the JnU student was brought to Dhaka Medical from Khilgaon area. After being brought to the hospital, the doctor said that he is no longer alive. The victim's family claims that he committed suicide by hanging himself. We have reported the matter to Khilgaon police station.