Nurse 'commits suicide'

A nurse of a private hospital in Thakurgaon town allegedly committed suicide yesterday in Shantinagar area under Sadar municipality.

The deceased, Dipti Rani, 22, daughter of Atai Barman of the area, was serving as a nurse at Square Hospital in the town.

Quoting deceased's family members, police said Dipti's family recently fixed her marriage with one Robin Chandra of Salondar area in Sadar upazila without her consent.

As a sequel, Dipti hanged herself from the ceiling of her room with a scarf around 12:30pm, said Sub-inspector Kafil Uddin of Sadar Police Station.

Being informed, police went to the spot and recovered Dipti's hanging body by breaking open the door.