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Bangladesh, a country of 169 million people, records approximately 10,000 suicides every year; a figure researchers say is steadily increasing.
Suicide and suicide attempts are classified as criminal offences in Bangladesh. Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 which Bangladesh inherited as a colonial tradition, provides police with the authority to arrest and courts to punish people who attempt suicide.
