Class 10 Student Dies in Bhairab Amid Anxiety Over Test Exam Result
A student named Aboni (16) has died in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, amid anxiety over a poor result in the SSC selection (test) examination, her family has said.
The incident took place at her home in the Darichandiber area of Bhairab municipal town at around 8:30 pm on Thursday night. After she was taken to hospital, the doctor on duty declared her dead.
Aboni was the daughter of Kamal Uddin Mia of the area and a Class 10 student at the local Murshid Mujib High School. On Friday morning, police sent her body to Kishoreganj for post-mortem examination.
Local residents and police sources said the Class 10 test examination ended on 11 November and the results had not yet been published. Aboni had told family members that her examination in one subject had not gone well. The family claims she had broken down mentally over this.
Family members said that on Thursday night, when they went to call her for food, they found her room door closed. Later, on opening the door, they found her unwell. She was quickly taken to the Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor on duty declared her dead.
Al-Amin, a doctor at Bhairab Upazila Health Complex, said a student named Aboni was brought to the hospital at around 9 pm. On examination she was found dead. Police were then informed.
Aboni's uncle Gias Uddin said: 'My niece was of a very simple nature. She had received scholarships in Class 5 and Class 8. Being a good student, she could not accept that her examination in one subject had gone badly. The whole family is broken by this incident.'
The deceased's mother, Afsana Begum, is a mathematics teacher at the same school. She said: 'The examination results have not yet been published. My daughter herself said her examination in one subject had gone badly. I explained to her then: do not be upset, prepare well for the final examination.'
Aboni's father Kamal Uddin works at Square Pharmaceuticals. She also has a brother in the family.
Faruk Hossain, sub-inspector of Bhairab Police Station, said the body was recovered from the hospital after receiving the news. Family members have said she died by suicide. On Friday morning the body was sent to Kishoreganj for post-mortem examination.
