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CU student, Bagerhat school teacher commit suicide


Published : 21 Jul 2020 11:09 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 07:48 AM

It has been alleged that a school teacher committed suicide in Chitalmari of Bagerhat as she could not bear the torture of usurers. The incident took place at Kharamkhali village in Charbaniari union of the upazila on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Hasikna Biswas (38).

Hasikna's husband Yugal Kanti said he is the headmaster of a kindergarten. For building a house in i he borrowed a total of Tk 26 lakh from a Chitalmar Small Business Cooperative Society. Robin bought 32 acres of land in Kharamkhali village with a total of Tk 28 lakh with current interest of Rs 4 lakh.  

The usurers signed 10 blank checks from their spouses in exchange for money. They pay 3 to 4 times more than the debt. Even then the moneylenders claimed that the money was not paid.

Some members of the organisation, insulted and humiliated his wife in inaudible language on Saturday morning. When Yugal returned home, he found his wife, Hasikna, committed suicide by hanging herself in the backyard.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Chitalmari Police Station Mir Shariful Haque said the body was recovered and brought to the police station. 

He was sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital for autopsy. Meanwhile, a student of Chittagong University has committed suicide by wrapping a scarf around her neck at her home. She committed suicide in Dewanbazar area of Chattogram on Monday night.

The student was identified as Neelam Dhar Orpa (23). She was a student of the Public Administration Department of the university in the 2013-14 academic year. Passed Masters in 2019.

Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan, in-charge inspector of Chittagong Medical College (Chomek) Hospital police outpost, said doctors declared a woman dead after she was brought to the hospital around 11pm with a scarf wrapped around her neck. 

Family members told us that Neelam Dhar Orpa is a female university student. Her home is in Jalal Colony of Dewanbazar of Bakalia Police Station.