UNB, Jhenidah :
A total of 2,332 people committed suicide in the district in the last seven years till 2016, as per the data of Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA).
SOVA, which has been working on suicide in Jhenidah for over 10 years, collected the data from the local police super’s office and Sadar hospital.
As per the data, 776 suicide cases were reported in Sadar upazila while 443 in Shailakupa, 292 in Harinakundu, 322 in Kaliganj, 182 in Kotchandpur and 317 in Moheshpur upazila during the period.
Of the victims, 1,457 were females and 875 males, the data shows.
Around 20 people in every 1 lakh people killed themselves in the district from 2010 to 2016.
Besides, as many as 17,697 people made suicide attempts during the period.
Mentioning that suicide is preventable, SOVA Executive Director Zahidul Islam said counselling and motivation to the vulnerable people are the best way to do so.
He also said publicity, open discussion, seminar, drama, folksong, press conference, rally, human chain, column writing in local, regional and national newspapers and highlighting the negative aspects of suicide on websites will also be effective measures to prevent the menace.
Zahidul stressed the importance of taking different preventive measures by the government.
