A Class X student of a private school in Dhaka allegedly died by suicide in the Motijheel area early on Friday. The deceased was identified as Oishi Bhowmik, 15, a student of Siddheswari Girls High School. Father of the girl, Subal Chandra Bhowmik, found her hanging from the ceiling of her room around 11pm on Thursday and rushed her to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), according to police. Also read: Dinajpur youth commits suicide in front of lover She was declared dead by doctors at 12:10am on Friday, said Bacchu Mia, inspector in charge of DMCH police outpost. “Her father told us that she took the extreme step after being scolded for not studying hard as she was slated to take the SSC exams next month," he said. Also read: Blackmail behind Sylhet college student's suicide; one sent to jail "The body has been sent for an autopsy,” said Bacchu Mia.

A 14-year-old schoolgirl committed suicide in Nagdaho area of Phulbari upazila of Kurigram district Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Srabonti Roy Khushi, 14, daughter of Santosh Chandro Roy of the area. She was a class VII student of Rabaitari Girls High School. Police said that her mother scolded Khushi for not giving attention to her studies. Being agitated, Rina locked the door of her room and hanged herself from the ceiling with a scarf around 6.30am. Also Read: KUET student commits suicide at home Later, with the help of neighbours, Rina's mother broke the door of the house and brought the body down, said Md. Fazlur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Phulbari police station. An unnatural death case has been filed in this regard, added the officer.  

A 59-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in her house in Rajshahi city on Monday. The deceased was identified as Najma Islam, wife of Nurul Islam, a retired additional deputy commissioner of Rajshahi Police. Emran Hossain, officer-in-charge of Chandrima police station, said, "After being informed by the family around noon, our team recovered the body from their house in the Padma residential area of the city." Also read: Teenage girl ‘kills self’ in Sylhet Though the family members claimed that she ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room and that they had brought the body down, the OC said, it was sent for an autopsy. A case of unnatural death has been filed in this regard, he added. Also read: 24-yr-old student 'kills self' on video call with woman

A 24-year-old housewife preparing for the Bangladesh Civil Service exams allegedly ended her life in her house in Barishal city on Monday. The deceased was identified as Sadia Aktar Sathi, wife of Mainul Islam of Boidyapara in Barishal city. Sadia’s body was discovered by police who broke open the door of the house around 1pm on Monday after being alerted by her neighbours. Also read: Tenth grader ‘kills self’ in Chandpur "We alerted the police after getting no response, despite repeated knocks on her door," one of Sadia's neighbours told UNB. "Half an hour ago, her eight-year-old girl child returned home from school." Rezaul Islam, a sub-inspector at Kotwali Model Police Station, said she was found hanging from the ceiling of the house when they broke open the door. "On the wall in front of Sadia's reading table, it was written 'I have to crack the BCS exams'." The reason behind the suicide will be ascertained only after a probe, he said, adding that no complaint was received from the family in connection with her death. Also read: Rohingya father ‘kills self’ after ‘poisoning’ 3 kids in Cox’s Bazar; 1 child dies The body was sent to the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) morgue for an autopsy, SI Rezaul said.