mental health in Bangladesh
Conversation about youth mental health must evolve
In Bangladesh, 361 students, a significant percentage of whom were elementary students, succumbed to suicide between January and August in 2023.
Mental health in workplace is a labour legislation concern
Although Bangladesh's labour laws are comprehensive regarding wage rights, working hours, and physical health and safety, they do not explicitly address mental health concerns.
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
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Ripon Mondal's family try to recover from the drought that ruined their watermelon crop in central Bangladesh last year, the 19-year-old college student fears that his father's financial worries are just the tip of the iceberg
The Academic Experience Project / Pessimism, indecisiveness: A worrisome state of university students
Fear of failure and negative thoughts affect a student’s life, academics, and career prospects immensely.
Working with a broken mind
For someone with a serious mental health issue, getting up from bed every day is a great challenge.
A Hospital on Life Support
Why is the country’s oldest mental hospital in such a bad state?
A Brave New World: How the urban youth are tackling mental health
When addressing mental health in Bangladesh, we’re no strangers to being labelled ‘mad’ or in the Bengali definition ‘pagol,’ when we acknowledge our depression or want to invest in therapy. Among the mentally ill, the youth form a significant number. While many suffer needlessly, others actively seek assistance to tackle their mental health issues and overcome them.
How can we prevent suicides among the youth?
There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently
Conversation about youth mental health must evolve
In Bangladesh, 361 students, a significant percentage of whom were elementary students, succumbed to suicide between January and August in 2023.
Mental health in workplace is a labour legislation concern
Although Bangladesh's labour laws are comprehensive regarding wage rights, working hours, and physical health and safety, they do not explicitly address mental health concerns.
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
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Ripon Mondal's family try to recover from the drought that ruined their watermelon crop in central Bangladesh last year, the 19-year-old college student fears that his father's financial worries are just the tip of the iceberg
Pessimism, indecisiveness: A worrisome state of university students
Fear of failure and negative thoughts affect a student’s life, academics, and career prospects immensely.
Working with a broken mind
For someone with a serious mental health issue, getting up from bed every day is a great challenge.
A Hospital on Life Support
Why is the country’s oldest mental hospital in such a bad state?
A Brave New World: How the urban youth are tackling mental health
When addressing mental health in Bangladesh, we’re no strangers to being labelled ‘mad’ or in the Bengali definition ‘pagol,’ when we acknowledge our depression or want to invest in therapy. Among the mentally ill, the youth form a significant number. While many suffer needlessly, others actively seek assistance to tackle their mental health issues and overcome them.
How can we prevent suicides among the youth?
There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently
Suicide prevention must embrace nuances and complexities
Suicide is a complex issue that requires institutionalised, therapeutic interventions to save lives, and stand by those who need support for their mental health condition.