2 cousins found hanged in Gazipur
Gazipur: Two teenage cousins were found hanged with a single rope at Dakkhin Khailkoir area of Gazipur on Friday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Zahidul Islam, 18, son of Abdul Jalil of the area, and his cousin Babu, 17, son of Rokan Ahmed of Sreepur village in Chouddagram upazila of Comilla district.
Babu used to live at the house of his maternal uncle Abdul Jalil at Dakkhin Khailkor for his study. Zahidul and Babu were students of Class-X of local MA Mazid High School.
Family members found their room locked from inside in the afternoon and informed police, said Joydebpur police sub-inspector Enamul Haque.
On information, police rushed in at about 6:00pm and broke open the room only to see the two cousins hanging from a ceiling fan with the same rope.
Later, they recovered the bodies and sent those to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
Details could be known after investigation, said Enamul Haque.