Dhaka, March 19 -- Fairuz Sadaf Abontika stood out academically, ranking first in her honours program with just one semester left. The law student of Jagannath University was placed second only in two out of the nine semesters she attended.

The death of Abontika by suicide shocked people for she was known as a "fighter" who engaged in extracurricular activities in the cultural and social spheres.

Interviews of her classmates, friends, family and teachers have pointed to a series of incidents involving some people that pushed her to make the ultimate choice of taking her own life.

Abontika left immediately after her admission to learn flying planes and upon return after several months, she resumed to join the next batch, which created a...