A teenage girl was found dead inside a coaching centre, run by a minister’s relative, in the capital’s Shiddheshwari last evening, two days after she had gone missing.
Daughter of eye specialist Saiful Islam, deceased Irin Akhter, 18, was a first year student of Hafena Womens’ Dental College at Malibagh. They resided in Shantibagh.
Police detained Mujibul Huq, security guard at the coaching centre named ECCP.
Police and witnesses said Irin was found hanging with her scarf from a ceiling fan on the ground floor of the coaching centre located on Khandaker Goli in Shiddheshwari.
The coaching centre is housed in a building owned by Lutfor Rahman, a brother of Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan. It is run by Ira Rahman, a niece of the minister.
Inspector Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Ramna police station, said the girl had gone missing on Saturday. Her father filed a general diary with police in this regard.
“It is also a mystery why the girl went to the coaching centre although she was not a student there,” the OC said.
The ground floor of the building was being used as class rooms, which are supposed to remain close after 3pm. Office of the coaching centre is housed on the first floor.
Detained security guard Mujibul said they had found the girl hanging in a room after opening the door and informed it to Ira Rahman. She was then staying on the first floor at her office.