An under-trial prisoner reportedly commited suicide by hanging from a toilet window in Brahmanbaria district jail, reports the Daily Star.
The deceased, Md Jewel, 34, son of Abu Chand Mia of Chor-Chartola village in Ashuganj upazila, committed this alleged suicide on Thursday night.
He was accused in a case filed over killing his wife in 2020.
Jewel had been in the prison since 2020 after a district court sent him to jail, citing unnamed source the media said.
Confirming this matter, Ikramul Haque Nahid, acting jail super of Brahmanbaria District Jail, said Jewel was found hanging from the toilet window on Thursday night.
He was first taken to the jail hospital and later transferred to Brahmanbaria General Hospital where doctor declared him dead, Nahid added.
Later, the body was handed over to the family members after autopsy.
Meanwhile, a jail guard named Ripon Barua has been suspended on charge of neglecting his duty in this regard, the jail sources said.
Bd-Pratidin English/ Afsar Munna
