Md Joynal Abedin Khan :
The suicide incident is sharply increasing across the country, creating a deep panic among the people.
About 11,095 people committed suicide in the country in 2017, which means, on an average, more than 31 people killed themselves everyday.
Barisal topped the list in 2017, with a total of 2,585 deaths by suicide, showed a data of Police Headquarters.
Experts said that people go through many hurdles and trauma in their daily lives, but they do not receive the necessary social and psychological support to overcome these issues. They feel that suicide is the only option out of their troubles.
According to data from Police Headquarters, among the 11,095 people who committed suicide in 2017, 569 of them hanged themselves, 3,467 took poison, and 59 burnt themselves in fire.
In 2016, the total number of suicide cases in Bangladesh was 10,600. In 2017, the number increased to 11,095. The rate of suicide is increasing each year.
In 2015, about 10,500 people committed suicide, and in 2014, this number was 10,200.
It is notable that, in Bangladesh, the number of suicides is higher than the number of murders every year.
In 2014, the number of murders was 4,594 compared with 10,200 in suicide.
Similarly, in 2015, about 4,036 people were murdered, but 10,500 people killed themselves.
In 2016, some 3,591 murders were
reported while in 2017, 3,549 were the numbers.
After Barisal, Dhaka district had the highest number of suicides in 2017. That year, 2,585 people committed suicide in Dhaka, 1,433 people in Rangpur, and 1,197 killed themselves in Sylhet.
In 2017, a total of 1,239 suicide cases were reported from Railway Range (areas falling under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railways) of the country.
When compared with districts, the number of suicide in Railway Range area, after Barisal and Dhaka, is more than any other district.
Incidents of suicide are increasing worldwide. According to WHO, across the globe, more people used to die from suicide than in warfare.
Dr Md Kamruzzaman Majumdar. Chairman of Clinical Psychology Departmental of University of Dhaka, told The New Nation on Tuesday, “When people do not get necessary support from their family and community, suicide increases.”
“The most common reason of suicide is mental pressure and grief. Those who cannot tend to believe that their suffering is permanent. So they commit suicide to free themselves of their misery, he said.
“Feelings of inadequacy contribute to ultimately feeling helpless. These negative feelings constantly keep an individual under pressure. Moreover, because we lead very busy lives, we do not give time to our friends and families.” According to him.
He said that people tend to feel isolated. All these are increasing the rate of suicide in the country.
Families, society and the State can play an active role in remedying the situation. “I have had clients who have tried to commit suicide in the past. When I asked why did they want to end their own lives, they often talked about many issues and general lack of support from family. If we can solve these issues, the rate of suicide will come down. We have to listen to these people, we have to give them time,” he said.
The suicide incident is sharply increasing across the country, creating a deep panic among the people.
About 11,095 people committed suicide in the country in 2017, which means, on an average, more than 31 people killed themselves everyday.
Barisal topped the list in 2017, with a total of 2,585 deaths by suicide, showed a data of Police Headquarters.
Experts said that people go through many hurdles and trauma in their daily lives, but they do not receive the necessary social and psychological support to overcome these issues. They feel that suicide is the only option out of their troubles.
According to data from Police Headquarters, among the 11,095 people who committed suicide in 2017, 569 of them hanged themselves, 3,467 took poison, and 59 burnt themselves in fire.
In 2016, the total number of suicide cases in Bangladesh was 10,600. In 2017, the number increased to 11,095. The rate of suicide is increasing each year.
In 2015, about 10,500 people committed suicide, and in 2014, this number was 10,200.
It is notable that, in Bangladesh, the number of suicides is higher than the number of murders every year.
In 2014, the number of murders was 4,594 compared with 10,200 in suicide.
Similarly, in 2015, about 4,036 people were murdered, but 10,500 people killed themselves.
In 2016, some 3,591 murders were
reported while in 2017, 3,549 were the numbers.
After Barisal, Dhaka district had the highest number of suicides in 2017. That year, 2,585 people committed suicide in Dhaka, 1,433 people in Rangpur, and 1,197 killed themselves in Sylhet.
In 2017, a total of 1,239 suicide cases were reported from Railway Range (areas falling under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railways) of the country.
When compared with districts, the number of suicide in Railway Range area, after Barisal and Dhaka, is more than any other district.
Incidents of suicide are increasing worldwide. According to WHO, across the globe, more people used to die from suicide than in warfare.
Dr Md Kamruzzaman Majumdar. Chairman of Clinical Psychology Departmental of University of Dhaka, told The New Nation on Tuesday, “When people do not get necessary support from their family and community, suicide increases.”
“The most common reason of suicide is mental pressure and grief. Those who cannot tend to believe that their suffering is permanent. So they commit suicide to free themselves of their misery, he said.
“Feelings of inadequacy contribute to ultimately feeling helpless. These negative feelings constantly keep an individual under pressure. Moreover, because we lead very busy lives, we do not give time to our friends and families.” According to him.
He said that people tend to feel isolated. All these are increasing the rate of suicide in the country.
Families, society and the State can play an active role in remedying the situation. “I have had clients who have tried to commit suicide in the past. When I asked why did they want to end their own lives, they often talked about many issues and general lack of support from family. If we can solve these issues, the rate of suicide will come down. We have to listen to these people, we have to give them time,” he said.
