A tragedy of poverty and gambling addiction lies in a father’s decision to take his own life after killing his wife and two children. In a statement, Minarul Islam mentions “debt and hunger”. This tragedy is like several others that have occurred in recent weeks. Investigators have opened a case to shed light on the organisation that lent the man money.
Rajshahi (AsiaNews) – “I can’t bear this suffering anymore. Better to die than live. No one should be humiliated for my sake.”
These are the last words of Minarul Islam, 35, a farmer from Bamanshikar, Rajshahi, a village near the Ganges, whose body was found hanged in his home on 15 August.
Beside him lay the bodies of his wife, Monira Khatun, 30, his son, Mahim, 14, and…