Student Suicide Risk and Gender: A Retrospective Study from Bangladeshi Press Reports

According to the World Health Organization (WHO 2018), suicide has become the second leading cause of fatality among the 15-29-year-old age group where many of whom are likely to be students. Similar findings have already been reported in Bangladesh. Previous research in Bangladesh reported approximately 61% of total suicide cases were found to be below the age of 30 years In a recent systematic review, the mediating critical factors of student suicide included stressful academic environments, trouble with personal and familial relationships, internal family and parental problems, financial distress, alcohol and drug use, exposure to traumatic events, feelings of social isolation, and other mental health problems (i.e., depression, hopelessness, loneliness, anxiety, etc.) These are similar to those reported in Bangladesh, i.e., relationship complexities, academic problems, parental relationship problems, etc. (Arafat and