Woman commits suicide in Chittagong

A housewife allegedly committed suicide in her residence at Arefin Nagor in Chittagong city’s Baizid area on Monday night because of a family dispute.

The deceased Bilkis Begum, 25, was the wife of Md Ziaul. She used to live with her husband in a rented house.

Nayek Jahangir Alam of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost said: “Bilkis hanged herself from a ceiling fan with a scarf at around 11:30 pm, because of a family dispute.”

“Family members rushed her to CMCH where the duty doctors declared her dead,” added Nayek Jahangir.