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name of the teacher and another student.

Kazi Md Nasirul Amin, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station, said, “Sudip Chakraborty, an associate professor of the department, was arrested after the student’s father, Golam Mostafa, filed a case of abetment of suicide with the station.

Police had earlier picked up the teacher and a classmate of the deceased for questioning.

“The student was released, as the deceased’s family had no complaint against her,” the OC said.

Meanwhile, Gulshan Division Deputy Commissioner M Tanveer Ahmed said the body was recovered from the residence and sent to the morgue at Dhaka Medical College for an autopsy.

The family suspects that the teacher may have been in a relationship with her, he added.

Quoting family members, police said Munira used to sleep with the door open. After the Fajr prayers that day, family members noticed the door was closed and began knocking. As they received no response, they broke in and found her hanging body.

Speaking to The Daily Star, Kazi Tamanna Haque Sigma, chairperson of the theatre and performance studies, said they were informed of the death yesterday morning, after which teachers from the department visiter her family.

Teachers and students said that Munira left a note mentioning the teacher’s name and asked that Tk 50,000 be given to him. She also wished the teacher and the student, who were detained for questioning, to stay well.