Teasing forces another girl to commit suicide
Staff CorrespondentFailing to endure repeated harassment and teasing by derailed youths, a teenage schoolgirl committed suicide in the city's Shyampur area yesterday.
Rani Bala, a class seven student of Eden High School at East Dholaipar, hanged herself from the ceiling of her house with a scarf at around 10:30am.
The harassment was so traumatising that the girl had even stopped going to school for the last two months, said the family members.
Her family has also been trying to move to other area in order to escape from such a terrible situation.
Rani committed suicide when her mother along with her little sister went outside to look for a suitable house for them.
Rani's father Nitai Bala, a carpenter, said he could not pay the house rent for the last three months. So, the caretaker of the house, Harunur Rashid, along with several local hoodlums always threatened him and teased his daughters, he added.
On Sunday noon, the youths beat up Nitai in front of his daughter Rani as he protested their heinous act. This incident might have made a strong impact on her mind, her father said.
Shyampur police picked up Harunur Rashid and a local youth Champa on charges of beating Nitai and teasing his daughters.
The body was taken to Dhaka Medical College Morgue for autopsy.
Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/05/09/d70509100798.htm