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Suicide is a major preventable public health problem which is still a less prioritized issue in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is yet to develop a national suicide prevention strategy for reducing suicide deaths. There is a dearth of studies that focus on risk factors of suicide that are related to family and the consequences of suicide on close family members in Bangladesh. The common contributing factors of suicidal death are prior suicide attempt, physical and sexual violence, psychiatric disorders mostly depression, loneliness, personality disorders, family disharmony, marital discord, relationship crisis, financial hardship, substance abuse, and unemployment. Prevention strategies of suicide considering the family dynamics need to be explored. Supportive strategies such as hospitalization, engaging family members, gatekeeper interventions, developing awareness raising program, building healthy communication in the …