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A woman named Antra Khatun (26) committed suicide at her first husband's house. Antara committed suicide by hanging herself with a scarf around her neck. The incident took place at a house in the water tank area of Rajshahi suburb on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Antra Khatun, daughter of Badshah of Aliganj area. His body was recovered, police said.
Antara's first husband Pervez Russell said that they got divorced 3 years ago. Antra moved to her father's house in Aliganj area of the city. In married life they have a daughter named Fariha Arfa (6). They did not have much contact after the divorce.
He added that Antara got married anew 6 months ago. But the marriage ended in divorce two months later.
Parvez Russell said, ‘6 days ago I (Parvez Russell) got married. Former wife Antra Khatun came home last Saturday after getting the news of marriage. At this time, Antara hit his own body and injured himself. The matter was later reported to the suburban police outpost. The police then took Antara to the outpost and handed her over to her father. On Sunday, Antara climbed the wall around 2.30 pm and entered the house and quickly entered the room. At that time, Antara closed the door from inside and wrapped the veil around the fan.
Sub-city police outpost in-charge SI Shahinur Rahman said the two got divorced a long time ago. Antara committed suicide when she came to her first husband's house. The body has been recovered. He has been sent to Rajshahi Medical College (RAMEC) Hospital for autopsy. It will be handed over to the family at the end of the autopsy. Legal action will be taken in this regard.
