Staff Reporter:
Police yesterday recovered the hanging body of a woman from Kormojibi Mohila Hostel at Nilkhet in the capital.
The deceased was identified as Riya Akter Shanta, 30, daughter of Jahangir Hossain of Palashpur village in Barishal Sadar upazila and a former student of Dhaka University.
Sub-Inspector Mobarak of New Market Police Station said on information, they recovered the body around noon from the hostel where she was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a scarf.
Shanta had been working at Agrani Bank in Dohar upazila of Dhaka district, he said.
Her body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for autopsy after completing legal procedures.
“It will be clear after the autopsy and further investigation whether it was suicide or not,” said the police officer.
