Saidur Rahman, a detainee in Dhaka Central Jail, reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Sunday morning. He was known for firing shots during recent public protests. Jail authorities stated that he used a towel to hang himself from the window of his solitary confinement cell. He was pronounced dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Saidur Rahman was a former chairman of Savar’s Birulia Union Council and a member of the local Awami League.