Woman in Demra commits suicide under loan pressure

A 50-year-old woman allegedly took her own life in Demra, Dhaka, after facing pressure and humiliation from lenders, on Friday.

The incident occurred around noon on Friday at a rented house in Demra.

She was taken unconscious to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the duty doctor at the emergency department declared her dead at around 2:45 pm.

The deceased was identified as Azimunnesa, daughter of the late Khayem Uddin Bepari of Naya Nagar area near Demra Post Box.

She lived with her husband in a rented house.

Her daughter, Mim Akter, said, “The family consists of four daughters and one son. All the daughters are married. The only son stays abroad, but his wife lives separately in a rented house. Their father works as a mason, and her mother often stays alone at home.”

Mim also said that both parents had taken loans to manage the household, and her mother had been worried and anxious about repaying the money.

 On Thursday, a lender reportedly came to the house and insulted her mother.

Md. Faruk, officer-in-charge of the police camp at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said, “The body was kept at the hospital morgue. The matter has been reported to Demra Police Station for further investigation.”