A 16-year-old Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee allegedly committed suicide after failing the examination even after applying for re-evaluation of her English answer scripts at Baharbagh village in Magura Sadar upazila.
The victim, Fahmida, was the daughter of Ilias Hossain of the village and a student of Baharbagh Secondary School.
Relatives said Fahmida failed the recent SSC examination after obtaining a combined total of 64 marks in English First and Second papers.
She subsequently applied for re-evaluation of her English answer scripts. However, the revised results showed that she still failed the subject.
Family members said she became deeply distressed after learning about the revised result and later attempted to take her own life in her room on Thursday afternoon.
They rescued her and rushed her to Magura 250-bed Sadar Hospital, where an emergency department doctor declared her dead.
Abdul Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a case was filed in connection with the death.