It is very shocking and a matter of great concern for the nation that student suicides are rising alarmingly in our country. Some 513 students from schools, colleges, and universities across Bangladesh committed suicide last year, according to a study.
Aachol Foundation, a youth-led social organisation dedicated to promoting mental health and well-being in Bangladesh, in its study on Saturday says female students accounted for 60.2 per cent of these tragic incidents, with 309 cases, while male student suicides stood at 204.
We are very concerned about the spike in the number of student suicides last year. It is really a worrying trend of vulnerable mental condition of country’s future generation.
It is sad to note that the suicide death rate among the students shows an upward trend in recent times due to depression and frustration. As some parents, guardians and teachers do not pay full attention to the young people, many students of high schools, colleges and universities are in crisis due to various social complications.
Some 513 students of schools,
colleges, and universities
across Bangladesh committed
suicide last year
Finding no way at one stage they have committed suicide in many ways. As the suicide death rate has increased at an alarming pace, we must find out the root cause of the risk factors contributing to such suicidal behaviour in students. Various complications like family problems, love affair related incidents, academic failures and financial crisis threw the students into uncertainty, making them frustrated, demoralised and depressed that led many of them to commit suicide. So, the parents, guardians and teachers must stand beside the students in order to create positivity in their life and make them happy.
Besides, counselling can also help students understand these issues and suggest strategies for dealing with their feelings. In this regard, teachers are in a highly strategic position to build confidence in our students as they each and interact with them every day.
The students should also be encouraged to face any crisis and pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than run after mirage. So, they will be more confident and hopeful about their future and shun the path of committing suicide.
The extent of this problem is very, very worrying and if such trend goes unattended once it would have serious social effects. Apart from the parents and teachers, civil society members will also have to take the responsibility of monitoring teenagers to ensure their wellbeing.
