Suicide
Man, child found hanging in Netrakona house
A 32-year-old man and his two-year-old son were found hanging from the ceiling of a house in the Nagra area of Netrakona municipality area on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Kaiyum, son of Akkas Sardar of Nageshwari upazila in Kurigram, and his son Ahnab Shakil.
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Police said that Kaiyum had been living with his wife and son in an apartment on the 3rd floor of the building, owned by Ruhul Amin for the past seven years.
Kaiyum worked at the Nagra Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA).
Around 1am, Kaiyum, Salma and Ahnab went to bed as usual after having their supper. But around 5am, Salma found Kaiyum and Ahnab hanging from the ceiling of their room.
Hearing the screams of Salma, local people gathered and alerted the police. The bodies have been sent to the local hospital morgue for post-mortem, a police official said.
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Additional superintendent of Netrakona Police, Mohamamd Fakhruzzaman Jewel, said prima-facie it seemed that Kaiyum first killed his son and then took his own life. "A probe is on," he added.
SSC examinee jumps off a building hours before exam
A SSC examinee died after he allegedly off a six-storied building in Rangpur hours before he was to sit for this year's exam that began Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Wasif Rayhan,17, a student of Rangpur Zila School and son of Abu Taher Md Masud, additional district commissioner of Rangpur.
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Wasif jumped from the roof top of the building at Keranipara around 7 am, said Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur metropolitan Kotwali police station Hossain Ali quoting the family.
As no complaint was filed in this regard the body was handed over without any autopsy.
The reason behind the suicide could not be known yet, he said.
School girl ‘kills self’ jumping off high-rise building in Dhaka
A school student allegedly committed suicide jumping off a high-rise building at Gulshan in the city early Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Sana Rezwan Selim ,14, a 6th grader of Sanbeams School of Uttara.
She used to live with her parents in an apartment on the 10th floor of the 12 storey building on Road No 41 of Gulshan-2. Her father Rezwan Selim is a businessman.
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Quoting family members, Sub-Inspector (SI) Shilpy Akhtar of Gulshan Police Station said the incident took place around 2.30 am . On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Morgue for autopsy.
She jumped from the tenth floor following an altercation with her parents, said the SI.
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An unnatural death case was registered at the police station.
She was the younger of two sisters. Her elder sister lives abroad.
Man ‘kills self’ after killing wife, daughter in Savar
A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house after killing his wife and six-year-old daughter at Jamgara in Ashulia of Savar on Saturday night.
The deceased are Sabur Mia, 30, a rickshaw puller, his wife Rozina Begum, 25 and their daughter Sumaiya .
Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station, said Sabur, hailing from Dinajpur, used to live in a rented house at Jamgara Rupayan field.
Sabur Mia’s rickshaw was stolen few days ago that made him anxious.
On Saturday night, Sabur picked up a quarrel with his wife Rozina over the issue and at one stage, he strangled his wife and daughter to death.
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Later, he killed himself by hanging from the ceiling in his room.
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On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Shaheed Suhrawardi Medical College Hospital morgue.
Teenage girl ‘commits suicide’ in Dhaka
A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in Uttar Badda area of Dhaka on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Ava Akter Ava,13, a student of class V of Satarkul High School and daughter of Mohon Molla of Balakandi village of Sokhipur Upazila in Shariatpur district.
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According to family, Ava took her life after an altercation with her younger brother Abid, 10, over a trifling matter.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for an autopsy, said DMCH police outpost in-charge Md Bacchu Mia.
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Man kills wife, attempts suicide in Ctg
A man tried to end his life after allegedly stabbing his wife to death in Chattogram Wednesday night. Police said a family quarrel led to the crime.
The deceased was identified as Juthika, 21, wife of Abhi Dhar of Banshkhali in Chattogram.
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According to police, a heated argument broke out between Abhi and his wife at the latter's maternal house in the Sitakunda municipality area on Wednesday night.
In a fit of rage, Abhi stabbed Juthika, leaving her seriously injured. As she was bleeding profusely, Abhi panicked and consumed poison, cops said.
Later, local residents rushed the injured to Sitakunda Health Complex, where Juthika was declared dead on arrival.
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Abhi is currently undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
Suman Banik, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Model Police Station, said "the accused is under arrest". "A case will be filled in this regard," the OC said.
‘Need some rest now,’ BGB man says in suicide note
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member allegedly killed himself with his own gun on Friday night apparently having failed to endure acute poverty.
“Too tired of fighting with poverty for the past seven years; need some rest now,” the BGB man said in his Facebook handle barely an hour before taking his life.
Sohrab Hossain Chowdhury, 23, hailing from Parshuram upazila in Feni district, killed himself at 39 BGB battalion camp in Khagdahor area in Mymensingh, said assistant director of the battalion Yunus Ali on Saturday.
Around 8:03 pm on Friday, he posted the suicide note on social media about his job dissatisfaction and urged all to forgive him.
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Sohrab narrated how “shamefully” he had to borrow money from his uncle for his mother’s treatment last month as he could not afford it with his small amount of salary.
“Didn’t get any chance to do anything for my physically- challenged younger brother,” he wrote.
“Amid the situation, people ask me why I’m not getting married. I never thought of getting married; only wanted to live a decent life somehow, but that has not been possible.”
”I’m too tired after fighting with mental pressure and poverty for the last seven years. Now I need some rest,” he wrote adding, “I seek pardon from my family, seniors, juniors and friends for this heinous act. But I had no other alternative.”
Bangladesh reports 70% more deaths from suicide than Covid-19, according to a recent study by Aachol Foundation published on March 14, this year.
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Poverty in Bangladesh
The percentage of the population living below the poverty line (upper poverty line) in Bangladesh has nearly doubled from 21.6% in 2018 to 42% in 2020, while the percentage of extreme poor (lower poverty line) trebled from 9.4% in 2018 to 28.5% in 2020, according to South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM).
The poverty rate has increased in both urban and rural areas in Bangladesh. The percentage of the population below the poverty line in rural areas was 45.3%, while the number was 35.4% in urban areas. The percentage of extreme poor in rural areas was 33.2%, while in urban areas it was 19%.
Tortured for dowry, Netrakona’s teen pregnant mother ends life
A 17-year-old pregnant mother, who set herself on fire pouring kerosene over her body on October 8 in an attempt to kill herself, finally succumbed to her burn injuries on Thursday, after giving birth to a still baby.
Suraiya Newaz Labanya, daughter of Ariful Islam of Rahimpur village in Netrakona, breathed her last around 7:40pm at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), said Partha Sankar Paul, a resident doctor of the hospital.
Earlier at 7am, she gave birth to a lifeless girl child, he said.
Harassed for dowry by her husband and in-laws, Suraiya set fire to her body on October 8 pouring kerosene in the kitchen at her father’s house.
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Dr Ayub Hossain, another resident doctor of the institute, said Suraiya was six months’ pregnant and admitted to the hospital with 90 percent burn injuries. “Her child died in her womb before birth when she got her body burned,” Dr Hossain said.
Suraiya’s father, Ariful, said he married his daughter off with Shahin Alam, a private car driver from Dhobaura upazila in Mymensingh, after their long relationship on October 2 last year.
Since then, Suraiya had been staying with her in-laws in Mymensingh. After a few days, Ariful said, they started torturing her mentally and physically for dowry. They demanded Tk 2 lakh for Shahin as dowry to start a business.
Suraiya, meanwhile, got pregnant but that did not prevent her husband and in-laws from torturing her. She was even denied her regular meals.
On August 1 last, Ariful visited her in-laws’ house in Mymensingh and found her daughter very sick. Deeply worried, Ariful brought her beloved daughter back to Netrakona.
But Suraiya’s husband, Shahin, is not a man to spare her so easily. Shahin then started calling her over phone regularly and used to abuse her verbally.
Having failed to endure the torture, Suraiya set fire to her body pouring kerosene in the kitchen of her father’s house on October 8.
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Hearing her screams, Suraiya’s grandmother, Sadia Khatun, came forward and rescued her with the help of locals. She was then taken to Mymensingh Sadar Hospital. She was transferred to Sheikh Hasina Plastic and Burn Institute the following day as her condition turned critical.
Suraiya’s father said he did not inform the police yet but blamed Shahin and his family members for her daughter’s death. He, however, said he will file a case against Suraiya’s in-laws soon.
Meanwhile, the dead child was buried at Azimpur graveyard Friday morning.
Suraiya’s body was sent for an autopsy, said Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the police outpost at the DMCH.
Dowry culture in Bangladesh
Dowry culture that arises from the pervasive greed still thrives in Bangladesh. Around 50 percent of the violence against women in the country are reported due to the dowry culture, according to a study.
Odhikar, a human rights body, says as many as 5,699 women faced dowry-related violence from 2001 to 2017 and the rate of homicides and suicides owing to dowry incidents has been high too.
To replace the 1980 law, the government enacted Dowry Prohibition Act-2017, but the number of cases filed is still low compared to the number of violent incidents.
Though the country achieved significant development in women education and empowerment, the dowry violence is far from dying down, data suggests.
The modern feature of dowry is to provide large sums of money, jewellery, and other goods from the bride's family to the groom's one as Bangladesh is fighting a losing battle against the menace despite having a law.
BRUR student kills self after posting status on Facebook
Police recovered the hanging body of a student of Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR) from his house on Thursday, pólice said suspecting it a case of suicide.
Tanvir Alam Tushar, a Masters final year student of the university's Economics Department, was found dead around 3 pm at his home at Shahebganj área in the Rangpur city.
On Tuesday at 2 am Tushar posted a status on social media that said, “I quit for forever.”
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Tushar’s family informed pólice after finding his hanging body in his room, said officer-in-charge of Haragach pólice station, Shawkat Ali Sarkar.
"Primarily we are suspecting that during the Covid lockdown Tushar got involved in gambling through his mobile. Mental stress due to his loans might have led him to kill himself,`` said the OC quoting his family.
Meanwhile Tushar’s family members refused to comment on this matter.
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According to their neighbours, recently Tushar had an argument with his father and family members.
OC Shawkat said the body has been sent for an autopsy and investigation is on to find out the actual reason of the death.
Assistant professor of BRUR Economics Department Belal Uddin said this news is hard to accept as Tuhin was a brilliant student with cheerful personality.
Mother attempts suicide after ‘killing son’ in Laxmipur
A woman tried to kill herself hanging from the ceiling allegedly after killing her four-year-old son at her house at Laharkandi village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district Sunday midnight.
The deceased was identified as Ayan Rahman, son of Ajgar Rahman, an expatriate.
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Quoting local people, Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Sabina Yasmin along with her son Ayan used to live at the rented house of one Hafiz Kha as her husband is a Saudi expatriate.
The couple used to fight over family issues over phone.
At one stage of altercation on Sunday night, Sabina took her son to her room and locked it.
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Hearing sound of groaning from the room, local people, her father-in-law and brother-in-law broke open the room and found Sabina trying to hang herself from the ceiling of the house with a scarf.
They also found Ayan’s slaughtered body on the bed.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to a local hospital morgue for autopsy.