, Oct. 7 -- year-old boy committed suicide at his home in Dhaka's Bangsal area on Monday night.

The deceased was identified as Md Ashfaq Hossain Lam, a Class 10 student at Nabakumari School and College.

Victim's elder brother Alif said the family was at home when they noticed Ashfaq's room was locked from the inside. "When we broke open the door, we found him hanging from the ceiling fan," he said.

Ashfaq was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

"We have no idea why he took his own life," Alif added.

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