A 25-year-old primary school teacher in Chuadanga allegedly ended her life over constant stalking by a fellow teacher.
The deceased was identified as Sonia Khatun, an assistant teacher of Atharokhoda Government Primary School and wife of Nazmul Islam, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi Arabia.
Police said Sonia hanged herself from the ceiling of her house in Kamalpur village of the district's Alamdanga upazila on Friday.
Alamdanga PoliceOC Saiful Islam said that Sonia had been living with her five-month-old baby in the house since her husband went to Saudi Arabia five months ago.
"The accused, Shakil Hossain, another school teacher and son of Mangal Ali of the village, was stalking Sonia taking advantage of the absence of her husband," he said.
The accused even allegedly tried to defame her by spreading rumours of an extra-marital affair. "Unable to bear the harassment, the woman took her own life," he added.
Based on a complaint from Sonia's father Sakir Uddin, an FIR was lodged against four people, including Shakil, at the Alamdanga Police Station.
"The body has been sent to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy," the OC said.
