A woman died after falling from the third floor of a building at Japan Garden City in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area early today.

Hasina Nakib, 56, fell off the building while allegedly trying to flee from the house, Sub-Inspector Shamsul Huque of Adabor Police Station, told The Daily Star.

The woman also escaped from her house once earlier as she was mentally challenged, the police official said quoting family members. 

Besides, she was also very depressed regarding the lifestyle of her children, police said.

The body has been sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College morgue for autopsy, he added.