A college girl has allegedly committed suicide after failing in mathematics examination in Barishal city. The deceased was identified as Malia Maria Mouli, 17, a resident of the city. She was a student of class XI of Barishal Govt Women’s College. Read more: ‘Failing to save home’, woman attempts suicide in front of Press Club Mouli hanged herself at her house in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar road on Sunday noon, shortly after she returned home from college, said Azimul Karim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Model police station. She was later rushed to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared her dead. Mouli’s father Mosharef Hossain, also a college teacher, alleged that Mauli did not take any private tuition from math teacher of her college and so she was deliberately given poor marks in the exam. Read more: Dinajpur youth commits suicide in front of lover Meanwhile, Prof Md Asad, the principal of the college, said, “If we find out about private tuitions by the college teachers, it will be informed to the education ministry.” “We will investigate the matter if any complaint is lodged by the family,” said the OC.

A female college student in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur was stabbed on Thursday allegedly by a youth for turning down his marriage proposal. The injured girl, a resident of Barmi union was admitted to the upazila health complex in a critical condition, said her family. Also read: RU student stabbed, students stage demo demanding arrest of attackers The accused is Mamun Mia,22, son of Asgar ali of Maijpara village in Barmi union. Girl’s cousin brother said, two years ago Mamun’s family sent a marriage proposal to her family but they refused. Since, Mamun tried to cause harm to the girl several times. On Thursday, Mamun allegedly attacked the girl with a knife finding her alone on way back home. Locals took her to hospital, said the victim’s family. Also read: Youth stabbed dead over trifling matter in Kurigram Mahfuz Imtiaz Bhiyan, Inspector (investigation) of Sreepur police station said,” I was informed of the incident but we can take legal actions after a complaint is filed.”

A student of Azimpur Girls School and College on Tuesday succumbed to severe burn injuries she had suffered three days ago at her Dhanmondi house. Ishita Yeasin, 19, died at the ICU of Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, where she was brought on Saturday night with 80 per cent of her body burnt, said Dr. Partha Shankar Paal, resident medical officer of the institute. Read:BRUR student kills self after posting status on Facebook She reportedly poured kerosene on her body before setting herself on fire, according to the family members. Ishita was preparing to appear before HSC examination this year. She lived with her parents along with her two brothers in the Government Laboratory School quarter in the city's Dhanmondi area. Read: Embarrassed by son’s ‘extramarital affair’, Sirajganj mother kills self Parents had no idea about why their daughter, the eldest of the three siblings, took to this extreme step of taking her own life. However, Ishita’s uncle Mizanur Rahman, said she might have got upset after her mother beat her younger brother to discipline the siblings about study. She set her on fire after the incident, he said.

Police on Sunday recovered the body of a college girl stuffed inside a sack from Mominpur area in Sadar Upazila.

Police arrested a landlord for allegedly sexually assaulting a college girl, one of his tenants, in the district town on Friday morning.

A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to three months jail for harassing a college girl in Atwari upazila.