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Boy commits 'suicide'

Unb, Netrakona
A madrassa student allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Kaitail union in Madan upazila Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jewel Miah, 16, a student of Pochar Hafezia Madrassa and son of late Muslim Uddin of Mojlishpur village in Kendua upazila. Police and family sources said Jewel sought money from his mother for purchasing a mobile phone set on Monday. When his mother refused to give the money, Jewel became angry and went to his madrassa boarding house. There he took poison on Tuesday morning.