A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in Kusumbagh area of Fatulla in Narayanganj on Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Marufa Akter,16, daughter of late Motaleb Miah of Telikandi area of Rajoir upazila in Madaripur district.
According to the statement, Marufa took her life as her mother refused to buy her a new dress.
On information, police recovered the body on Friday around 10am, said Rokibuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Fatullah Model police station.