<i>Couple commit 'suicide'</i>
Police recovered the bodies of a couple hanging from a tree at Haldibunia village under Chila union in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district yesterday noon.
The couple may have committed suicide some time on Monday night, police said after primary investigation.
The deceased are Suranjit Mistri, 32, son Amulya Mistri, and Nupur Biswas, 25, daughter of Jiten Biswas of Haldibunia village.
Nupur was the second wife of Suranjit who has a six-year-old son from his first wife Bina.
Bina's brother Dwijen Ghorami said, "Last year my brother-in-law Suranjit married Nupur and they left the area. Since then Bina has been living with us in the same village. Suranjit did not take care or enquire of Bina in last one year."
"After the seeing the bodies hanging from the tree beside a pond belonging to Tushar Mondal of Haldibunia village today [Tuesday] morning, local people informed police. The cause behind the suicide could not be ascertained," said Sudarshan Mistri, acting chairman of Chila union parishad.
"As the families concerned did not accept Suranjit's second marriage, Suranjit and Nupur left the area last year. It remains a mystery why they came to Haldibunia village on Monday night. Police is investigating the matter," Mongla police station officer-in-charge Nikhil Mondal said.
An unnatural death case has been filed with Mongla police station and police sent the bodies to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
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