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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.

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

September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017

Schoolgirl 'kills herself over stalking'

Failing to endure insults by her "stalker", a schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by taking toxic chemical in Gaibandha's Sadullapur on Tuesday night.

August 17, 2017
August 17, 2017

Indian govt to crack down on social media over Blue Whale game suicides

The killer online ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ game has led to suicides around India. The government of the country claims it has set in motion strict measures to leash Blue Whale gamers.

August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017

After murder of daughter, man 'kills himself'

A man allegedly killed himself by jumping under a running train in Sirajganj's Kamarkhand yesterday, two days after his daughter was murdered.

August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017

'Rape victim' kills herself

A 16-year-old girl committed suicide on Tuesday night after she was reportedly raped in Chandpur village under Jagannathpur upazila

July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017

Model Risila commits ‘suicide’ in Dhaka

Model and actress Risila Binte Wazer reportedly commits suicide at her residence in Badda area of Dhaka.

July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017

Suicide and irresponsible speech

In the aftermath of someone's suicide it is inevitable that those left behind will comment.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Female model found dead at Dhaka flat

A female model allegedly commits suicide at her rented flat in Rupnagar area of Dhaka.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

HC gives go ahead to cadet Pollen's murder case

A High Court bench refuses to stay the trail proceedings of a case filed for killing a student of Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College in 2005.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

She dodged traffickers, can’t break social prejudice

Ayesha Siddika who was kidnapped from Benapole border and sold to flesh traders in Kozhikode, Kerala in May 2015, sheds light on her captive life to protest against the social exclusion and constant insults she has been enduring since her return to Bangladesh in last December.

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

Man ‘kills 14 of family’, then commits suicide in India

A 32-year-old man allegedly kills 14 members of his family at their house near Thane in Maharashtra and then commits suicide.