Girl commits suicide in Kushtia classroom
A 13-year-old student died by suicide in the classroom at JMG Secondary School of Pragpur under Daulatpur in Kushtia on Tuesday...
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California parents blame ChatGPT for son鈥檚 suicide
The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company鈥檚 ChatGPT chatbot provided their son with detailed suicide instructions and encouraged his death.
Loan burden drives farmer to kill himself in Rajshahi
A farmer committed suicide by hanging himself in village Kharail under Mohonpur upazila in Rajshahi early Monday reportedly for failing to repay loans he had taken from different non-governmental organisations...
Rajshahi suicide over debt needs to be investigated: finance adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the suicide in Rajshahi over debt is unfortunate and it should be investigated with utmost importance...
Four of a family found dead in Rajshahi
A man, his wife, and their two children were found dead at their house in Rajshahi鈥檚 Paba upazila early Friday...
Odisha student warned of suicide in post days before self-immolation
The 20-year-old student posted on X days before setting herself on fire outside her college in Odisha鈥檚 Balasore, that she would end her life if no action was taken against a faculty member she accused of sexual harassment, reports The Times of India on Monday...
DU student found dead
The police recovered the blood-stained body of a Dhaka University student, Sanju Baraik, 23, from Jagannath Hall premises early Monday.
Kremlin shocked by fired minister鈥檚 suicide
The Kremlin on Tuesday expressed shock over the apparent suicide of former transport minister Roman Starovoyt following his sacking by President Vladimir Putin a day earlier...
Social dynamics of suicide
SUICIDE is the reflection of social Darwinism in society. Our excessive emphasis on economic surplus creates a vacuum among family members. Biological natural selection, deployed to construe social dynamics, gives rise to unhealthy competition in society. Outstanding performance is considered the only reason for our existence. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to...
16 soldiers killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP...
Suicide blast kills 20 in Nigeria
A suicide attack in Nigeria鈥檚 Borno state by a woman allegedly acting for Boko Haram killed at least 20 anti-jihadist fighters, militia members told AFP on Saturday.
Writer first to die under Italy fast-track assisted suicide law
A writer suffering from Parkinson鈥檚 disease has become the first to die through medically assisted suicide under a fast-track regional law in Italy, campaigners said Wednesday...
DU student commits suicide amid threats over FB comment
A Dhaka University fine art faculty student allegedly committed suicide in Manikganj early Tuesday after being threatened over a social media comment.
Couple commits suicide due to poverty in Brahmanbaria
A couple from Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria committed suicide on Sunday night due to poverty.
School bus bombing kills six in Pakistan
A suspected suicide bomber targeted a school bus in southwestern Pakistan killing at least four children and two adults on Wednesday, in an attack the government accused India of backing...
Teenage daughter of July movement martyr 鈥榗ommits suicide after rape鈥�
A teenage daughter of a deceased during the July-August mass uprising reportedly killed herself in the capital鈥檚 Adabor area Saturday night, 39 days after she was raped in Patuakhali district on March 18.
Pharmacy owner jumps under train, dies in Srimangal
A pharmacy owner died after he had jumped under a moving train at Srimangal upazila in Moulvibazar on Saturday afternoon in an apparent act of suicide...
Police constable's body found hanging in Chuadanga
A police constable reportedly died by suicide at Joynagar International Checkpost in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga district early Friday.
Teenage girl found dead in Sylhet
A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide after being resisted from using mobile phone by her mother in Sylhet on Sunday...
27 Nigerian soldiers killed in suicide attack
At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources said on Sunday....
Addressing suicide
EVERY 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide. According to the World Health Organisation, over 700,000 people take their own lives every year. While suicide is often the result of untreated mental health conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, or addiction, it is not inevitable. It is preventable. Yet, for many, suicide appears to be the only escape from...
Deplorable nonchalance towards student suicide
A LACK of initiatives to arrest student suicide is deplorable. When a few hundred students commit suicides and many more attempt it every year, it is worrying that authorities and educational institutions fail to take programmes that could contain such incidents. A report by the Aachol Foundation says that at least 310 students committed suicide...
STUDENT SUICIDE IN 2024: Nearly 58pc schoolchildren: Aachol Foundation 聽
Nearly 58 per cent were schoolchildren among those who allegedly committed suicide in the past year, according to a report of volunteer organisation Aachol Foundation.
JU female student found dead
A female student found dead at Jahangirnagar University鈥檚 Bir Pratik Taramon Bibi Hall early Sunday...
Afghan refugees minister killed by suicide blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry鈥檚 offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State group for the attack which has not been claimed...
Iran activist sews lips in protest after fellow campaigner鈥檚 suicide
A prominent Iranian activist has sewn his lips together and is holding daily protests in Tehran following the apparent suicide last week of a fellow campaigner, he posted on social media on Thursday...
Man kills two sons, attempts to commit suicide in Dhaka
A 38-year-old man killed his two sons by slitting their throats before attempting to commit suicide at Baigartek in the capital鈥檚 Pallabi area on Saturday.
Jail policeman suspended after prisoner commits suicide
A prisoner reportedly committed suicide in Brahmanbaria Jail on Thursday night.
Students and suicide
THE escalating suicide rates among students in Bangladesh present a grave and complex issue, influenced by a host of socio-economic and psychological factors. Media reported that 513 students took their own lives in 2023, of which 227 are school students.聽Contributing factors include family discord, mental health struggles, academic stress, high expectations from parents and educators, sexual harassment, substance abuse, romantic disappointments, hormonal imbalances in teenagers, and internet addiction...
IS suspect arrested over suicide attack at Taylor Swift concert
A 19-year-old Islamic State sympathiser planned a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna designed to kill many people, the country鈥檚 intelligence agency said on Thursday...