Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan

Imrul Kayes, a student of mass communication and journalism at Rajshahi University, was suffering from severe depression.

When his friends noticed this, they took him to a psychiatrist in Rajshahi. His mental health started improving.

But the student had to return home in Jashore after the university was closed for an indefinite period in March last year due to the pandemic.

“His condition deteriorated then,” said one of his friends requesting anonymity.

According to his mother, Imrul had planned to purchase a DSLR camera and a motorbike. He became very disappointed that he could not arrange the money. “He used to press us to buy him those, but also realised that it was very difficult for us to fulfil his wish.”

His parents eventually bought him a motorbike but it made him even more frustrated when he learned that they had to borrow money.