suicide
Raped weeks ago, daughter of July martyr found dead
The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.
26 April 2025, 21:28 PM
Graham Thorpe killed by train
Former England batsman Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station, an inquest into his death heard Tuesday.
13 August 2024, 14:41 PM
To be born poor and a woman!
The government needs to do more to protect vulnerable populations
3 June 2024, 06:53 AM
Suicide Prevention Helpline “Kaan Pete Roi”: 10 years and counting
Kaan Pete Roi is open every day from 3PM to 3AM. The calls are not recorded and confidentiality is strictly maintained. This is a safe space without judgement and the volunteers are here because they care and want to make a change.
18 May 2024, 08:24 AM
Between falling and failing
Although there is much merit to the representation of women’s pain, the evolution of the heavily aestheticised “sad girl” trope in popular culture has started to make a mawkish caricature of real women’s suffering
9 March 2024, 13:57 PM
‘Death’s Game’: Exploration of redemption in depths of despair
The Korean drama "Death’s Game" arrived at a time when many adults are grappling with depression and contemplating taking their own lives. We are so consumed by our own miseries that we often overlook the suffering we impose on our loved ones when we succumb to death.
7 January 2024, 12:13 PM
'Parasite' actor Lee found dead amid drug allegations
Lee had been under investigation over illegal drug use allegations amid an ongoing government crackdown on illegal drugs.
27 December 2023, 04:13 AM
Depression: My story in our stigmatized society
The concept of depression was foreign to me, and my limited knowledge of it came from the hushed conversations of elders
12 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Nitin Desai, top Bollywood art director, found dead
Nitin Desai’s notable works include “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” (1999), “Lagaan” (2001), “Devdas” (2002), “Swades” (2004), “Jodhaa Akbar” (2008) and “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” (2015).
2 August 2023, 07:25 AM
Rape and death of child domestic worker must be probed
Money and influence cannot be allowed to win over justice
31 March 2023, 11:18 AM
‘DB gave no solid evidence that Fardin died by suicide’
The group of Buet students, who went to the DB office today to get details about the death of their peer Fardin Noor Parash, said detectives could not produce any solid evidence in favour of their claim that he died by suicide.
15 December 2022, 09:40 AM
Nurture students, don’t torture them
We are shocked and saddened by the death of an eighth grader in Narsingdi, who died by suicide after her teacher harassed her for wearing trousers with her school uniform.
2 September 2022, 12:30 PM
A woman is dead. Why are we gossiping about her personal life?
Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.
15 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Unable to bear “beatings over giving birth to girls”, Indian woman in US dies by suicide
Citing years of abuse by her husband “for giving birth to girls”, an Indian woman died by suicide in New York, detailing her ordeal in a video, according to NDTV.
7 August 2022, 11:04 AM
Rumpa's death: Evidence of rape not found, doctor says
The autopsy found no sign of rape on the body of Stamford University student Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa, a doctor of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital says.
14 December 2019, 07:47 AM
Teen suicide brings social media usage and mental health into sharp focus
Malaysians and the rest of the world were shocked by the story of a teenage girl who is said to have taken her own life after a poll she ran on Instagram encouraged her to do so.
16 May 2019, 10:29 AM
Dreams incomplete
From a young age, he believed in helping people in whatever way he could. Whether it was staging protests for the causes he believed in, saving lives of people trapped in building collapses, or rescuing stray animals in distress, he believed in acting upon his beliefs.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Female police official commits 'suicide' in Bogura
A female assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Dhunat Police Station in Bogura dies after allegedly ingesting a poisonous pill.
6 February 2019, 13:56 PM
CMCH doctor dies by 'suicide'
A doctor of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) died allegedly by suicide at his residence in Chandgaon Residential Area in the port city early yesterday morning.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Suicide at public univs rises in 2yrs
Nineteen students from five public universities died by suicide last year, showing a rise in such incidents.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM