suicide
To be born poor and a woman!
The government needs to do more to protect vulnerable populations
#Events / 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.
ESSAY / 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
Review / ‘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.
'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.
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
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).
Rape and death of child domestic worker must be probed
Money and influence cannot be allowed to win over justice
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Suicide at public univs rises in 2yrs
Nineteen students from five public universities died by suicide last year, showing a rise in such incidents.
Teen commits suicide after being scolded for exam results
A schoolgirl allegedly commits suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Lebugati village in Manirampur upazila of Jashore.
Aritry's death and some questions
Viqarunnisa student Aritry's suicide has brought to light the issue of teenage suicide. We are shocked that a girl so young would end her life so abruptly.
