2 Rajshahi schoolgirls found hanged together

Rajshahi: Two teenage girls were found hanged together at Shahpur in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased are Shampa, 13, daughter of Muktar Ali, and Barna, 13, daughter of Nazmul Haque Nazu of the area. Both were Class-VII students of Katakhali Belghoria Abdus Sattar High School of the area.
Family members alleged that the two girls decided to commit suicide following sexual harassment.
Locals said Shampa and Barna killed themselves from a ceiling fan with a single scarf at Shampa’s house in the afternoon after they returned from a coaching centre.
On information, police recovered the bodies, said officer-in-charge of Matihar Police Station Humayun Kabir.
However, police recovered two suicide notes where two names—Biplob Master and Munna—were found.
Police did not disclose more about the notes for proper investigation.