Girl commits suicide failing SSC exams
A girl student, who appeared in the SSC examination this year, committed suicide at her house at North Goran in the city yesterday as she could not pass the exam.
The victim was identified as Rabeya Akhter Sathi, 16, daughter of Police Inspector Abdul Barek. She was found hanging from overhead shower stand at her bathroom at about 4.00pm.
Her family members rushed Sathi to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the doctors declared her dead.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Her sister Lucky Akhter told reporters that Sathi went to her school at around noon to check her results, but when she returned home, she looked very upset.
Sathi, a student of Khilgaon Model School, appeared in the SSC examination under humanities group.