Bangladesh: Suicide claims more lives than coronavirus
Suicide have taken 70% more lives than coronavirus since March 2020, says new study
DHAKA:
More people in Bangladesh died from suicide in the last year than those who were killed by the coronavirus, according to a new study on Saturday by the Aachol Foundation.
Bangladesh reported 70% more deaths from suicide than COVID-19.
Suicides claimed 14,436 lives between March last year and February 2021, compared to 8,462 COVID-19-related deaths during that time.
It made clear the economic and social repercussions of the pandemic, the study said.
The number of suicides is about 45% higher than the previous 12-month period, according to the youth group.
As a result, food production will further increase, he added.
The project was taken in line with a directive from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to bring every inch of land under cultivation in order to face the Covid-19 induced food shortage.
Bangladesh has 87.96 lakh hectares of arable land, of which 83.41 lakh hectares are already under cultivation. The remaining 4.55 lakh hectares of land remains fallow, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics shows.
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More Bangladeshis Die From Suicide Than COVID Published March 14th, 2021 - 05:34 GMT
A sad man holds a hangman noose in a dark room as he contemplates suicide (Shutterstock)
Highlights
Bangladesh reported 70% more deaths from suicide than COVID-19.
More people in Bangladesh died from suicide in the last year than those who were killed by the coronavirus, according to a new study on Saturday by the Aachol Foundation.
Bangladesh reported 70% more deaths from suicide than COVID-19.
Suicides claimed 14,436 lives between March last year and February 2021, compared to 8,462 COVID-19-related deaths during that time.
It made clear the economic and social repercussions of the pandemic, the study said.
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sincere than males at the workplace and the country’s readymade garment (RMG)
sector is its glittering example. The women of Bangladesh are continuing
keeping rolling the wheels of its RMG factories.
The mothers and sisters keep operative the country’s economy by working
shoulder to shoulder with the male workers during this present global
pandemic.
decades back on the basis of female workers.
The industry spread rapidly in Bangladesh due to availability of cheap
labour. Once, these women workers used to become victims of wage
discrimination. They also used to become victims of harassment and torture at
the workplaces frequently.
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