A college student took her own life at her home in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore on Sunday morning (1 November), a day after the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams were published.
The student, Shanta Akter, 18, lived in Kaliyakundi village of Pashapole union and studied at Ganganandapur Degree College.
Local people said she sat the HSC exam from Ganganandapur Degree College this year. The results of the HSC and equivalent exams came out on Saturday, and she had not passed. Neighbours believe the result left her deeply distressed, but the exact cause of her death has not been confirmed.
Her brother said that when she did not open her bedroom door on Sunday morning, he opened it and found her. Other family members came when he cried out. A local doctor examined her and declared her dead.
Kazi Babul, officer-in-charge of Chaugachha police station, confirmed the death.
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