Dr Tawfiq Khan Majlish's eldest daughter went to his room around 9:15am and found him hanging from the ceiling. Police later recovered the body and sent it for autopsy.

"Sir (Tawfiq) used to take sedatives before going to bed," said Abdul Hakim, caretaker of Tawfiq's home. He took his life sometime after Fazr prayers as he was seen praying at Fazr, Hakim said. He was mentally disturbed due to a family feud, sources said.

Sources at the Dhaka Medical College morgue said after the autopsy of Dr Tawfiq Khan Majlish's body that he might have committed suicide.

A brother-in-law of Tawfiq filed an Unnatural Death case with Dhanmondi Police Station.