A 30-year-old woman was found dead at her house at Shamim Sarani in Shewrapara area of the capital on early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Syeda Tahmin Keya, wife of Sifat Ali of the area.
According to police, Keya was found unconscious at her home at about 12:30am and was later taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared her dead at about 3:30am.
Syed Abdullah Al Mamun, Keya鈥檚 father, said that his daughter reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan due to a family dispute.
鈥榃e have come to know that my daughter tried to kill herself by hanging from the ceiling fan. Later, we rushed to her house and took Keya to BRB Hospital, from where she was shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital as her condition worsened,鈥� he said.
Inspector Faruk, in charge of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said the body was kept at the hospital鈥檚 emergency department.