mental health in Bangladesh

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

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.

March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024

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.

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

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

September 14, 2023
September 14, 2023

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

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023

Pessimism, indecisiveness: A worrisome state of university students

Fear of failure and negative thoughts affect a student’s life, academics, and career prospects immensely.

January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023

Working with a broken mind

For someone with a serious mental health issue, getting up from bed every day is a great challenge.

October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022

A Hospital on Life Support

Why is the country’s oldest mental hospital in such a bad state?

October 10, 2022
October 10, 2022

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.   

September 21, 2022
September 21, 2022

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

August 26, 2022
August 26, 2022

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.