A 27-year-old soldier serving with the Bangladesh Army died by suicide inside his residential accommodation at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project site in Ishwardi, Pabna, on Saturday evening. The deceased soldier has been identified as Sajib Molla, who was quartered in the Snigdha Building within the official military barracks compound in the Pakshi Paper Mill area.

Officer-in-Charge of Ishwardi Police Station, Md Ashadur Rahman, confirmed the fatality, detailing that the young serviceman was discovered hanging inside his private room.

Sajib Molla, son of Majid Molla, was a native of Chok Diyail village in Ghior upazila of Manikganj district. Service records indicate that he had been in the armed forces for approximately eight to nine years. During his posting in Pabna, he formed part of the specialised army detachment tasked with safeguarding the high-security installation and supporting ongoing operations around the country’s flagship nuclear energy facility.

According to police accounts and statements from barracks personnel, Sajib returned to his third-floor living quarters on Saturday after concluding his regular duty shift. Once inside, he secured the room from within. Some time later, he tied a traditional cotton towel alongside a length of rope to the ceiling fan and took his own life.

The tragedy came to light after fellow service members grew concerned by his prolonged absence and total lack of response to repeated knocks on the bolted door. Suspecting an emergency, colleagues and residents forced their way into the room to assist him, but he had already passed away before emergency medical care could be administered.

Upon being alerted to the incident, a police team led by Md Iyadul Rahman, In-charge of the Rooppur Police Outpost, proceeded immediately to the barracks. Officers cordoned off the room, gathered physical evidence, and prepared the statutory inquest report documenting the condition of the scene.

The soldier’s body was later conveyed under military escort to the Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex to undergo formal medical examination and obtain a death certificate before being scheduled for an autopsy. Both civil police and military authorities have launched standard administrative inquiries to ascertain the underlying personal factors or pressures that may have driven the soldier to take such an extreme step.