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Police recovered the body of a 10-year-old child domestic worker, Sufia Akter, found hanging in a building in the Ramna Model Police Station area of the capital. The incident occurred on the 8th floor of a residential building in the Ispahani Colony.On Monday (July 14), around 7:00 AM, Sufia was found unconscious and rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared her dead. Sufia Akter was the daughter of Md. Jalal Uddin from Brahmangao village, Kaukandi Chaharpur, Sunamganj district. She was residing at 608/B, 8th floor, Oasis Residential Area, Ispahani Colony, under Ramna Police Station. The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ramna Police Station, Golam Faruk, confirmed the incident. He stated that police received information around 4:30 AM and found Sufia hanging with a scarf tied to a shower in the bathroom of the apartment. She was rescued in an unconscious state and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital at around 7:00 AM, where she was pronounced dead. According to the OC, the homeowners of the apartment were away in Cox’s Bazar for a trip. Besides Sufia, there were two other domestic workers in the house. As usual, the three slept together, but at some point during the night, Sufia went to the bathroom unnoticed and was found hanging. Upon receiving the information, police rescued her and took her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where she was declared dead. Preliminary investigations found no signs of sexual assault. However, the exact cause of her death remains unclear. The body has been sent to the Dhaka Medical College morgue for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Legal proceedings are underway, the OC added.
