BD Ex-U-19 cricketer commits suicide

Former Bangladesh Under-19 player Sajibul Islam Sajib committed suicide on Saturday night at his residence in Rajshahi, confirmed police.
Durgapur police station’s officer-in-charge Hashmot Ali told New Age that they recovered the dead body from the player’s room on Sunday.

‘Last night [Saturday] he [Sajib] locked himself inside his room without taking his supper. In the morning, his father went to wake him up at around 9am and saw through the window that his dead-body was hanging from the ceiling. Upon receiving the information we rushed to the spot, broke the door and took down the dead-body,’ Hashmot told New Age.
Quoting the family members, the police said that Sajib took his life due to the frustration of not being included in the upcoming Twenty20 tournament.
‘His family members told us that he was very frustrated after not seeing his name in the players’ list for Bangabandhu T20 Cup… He told people around him that he is getting a chance in the tournament but ultimately he did not get a chance,’ said Hashmot.
Sajib was a student of Bangla Track Cricket Academy in Rajshahi and an official from that institution Rakibul Alam Sentu told New Age that his hope of playing in that tournament was unrealistic.
‘He was a good student and good cricketer but I think his hope of playing in the Bangabandhu T20 tournament was a bit unrealistic. He did not even make it to the Dhaka Premier League. I am sad to hear such tragic news,’ Sentu said.

Sajib was part of provisional Bangladesh team in Under-19 Asia Cup in 2017 and was a stand-by player in the 2018 U-19 World Cup. New Age