College principal found hanging in Brahmanbaria

Police recovered the hanging body of a college principal from a bathroom at sadar upazila in Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday morning.

Police recovered the hanging body of a college principal from a bathroom at sadar upazila in Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday morning.

Deceased Mustab Ali, 58, hailed from Natore district, was the principal of Bangladesh Gas Fields School and College in Brahmanbaria.

He lived at Gas Field Quarters with his wife and children. He joined the institution as the principal in November 2018.

Police said family members spotted the principal hanging from the shower in bathroom in the morning and informed police.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Brahmanbaria Sadar Police Station sub-inspector Safayet said Principal Mustab may have committed suicide after failing to pay debt.

The principal tried to commit suicide once before by taking poison, the SI added.