Police have launched an investigation after the body of an 11-year-old madrasa student was found hanging inside a residential madrasa room in Gournadi, Barishal. The incident occurred on the night of July 19 in the Kasemabad area near Gerakul village. The deceased, Jannatul Ferdous, was the daughter of a Saudi expatriate and had been living with her maternal family in Kasemabad since childhood. Madrasa authorities claimed the student had taken her own life.

According to local sources, the madrasa named Miftahul Jannah Hifzul Quran Model Mohila Madrasa was established last November and operated with two female teachers and fifteen students. Fellow students said they discovered the locked room and saw the girl hanging through a window before teachers and locals broke in and found her dead. Police from Gournadi Model Station recovered the body and sent it for autopsy while continuing a detailed investigation.

Family members and locals expressed grief and urged senior administrative officials to ensure a thorough probe into the cause of the death.