A teenage girl has committed suicide in Narayanganj after being raped several times on the pretext of marriage.
The incident took place in Mograpara area of Sonargaon Upazila on Monday.
Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, Sonargaon police officer-in-charge (OC), confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
A four-page note written by the girl before committing suicide was recovered where she accused her boyfriend of raping her, police said.
According to her family, the girl was in a relationship with one Emon from the same village for the last five years. He got involved in an illicit relationship with the girl by alluring her of marriage.
However, Emon refused to marry the girl when her family approached him.
Following the development, the girl took poison and committed suicide, said the OC.
Emon and his family members are currently on the run.
Necessary actions will be taken after further investigation, the OC added.