Despite the World Health Organization's (WHO) call to adopt a national action plan on suicide, Bangladesh is yet to respond proactively to prevent this serious public health problem. The existing government and non‐government prevention interventions are very limited, segmented and almost invisible. Suicide (including attempted suicide) is currently a criminal offense under the Bangladeshi legal framework. The aim of this paper is to propose a framing toward a national suicide prevention action plan in Bangladesh based on a situational analysis of local existing suicide prevention interventions. International policy documents, empirical and review works, and legal documents that speak to suicide interventions were reviewed. Critical analysis of these interventions suggests that Bangladesh should prioritize the adoption of a multi‐sectoral suicide prevention action plan. The issue of decriminalization suicide should be carefully considered and policies harmonized before adopting the plan. Obtaining commitment from the policymakers to launch such intervention may be challenging. Considering the seriousness of the problem, Bangladeshi policymakers should be proactive in adopting a suicide prevention action plan. Neighboring countries provide useful lessons of the implementation measures that may assist with developing a suicide prevention action plan.

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孟加拉国的预防自杀：目前的状况和前进的方向

尽管世界卫生组织（WHO）呼吁通过一项关于自杀的国家行动计划，但孟加拉国仍未做出积极反应以预防这一严重的公共卫生问题。现有的政府和非政府预防措施非常有限，分散且几乎是看不见的。根据孟加拉国法律框架，自杀（包括自杀未遂）目前是刑事犯罪。本文的目的是根据对当地现有的自杀预防干预措施的情况分析，提出一个框架，以制定孟加拉国的国家自杀预防行动计划。审查了涉及自杀干预措施的国际政策文件，经验和审查工作以及法律文件。对这些干预措施的批判性分析表明，孟加拉国应优先通过一项多部门的预防自杀行动计划。在通过该计划之前，应认真考虑将非罪化自杀问题和统一政策。获得决策者承诺进行此类干预可能具有挑战性。考虑到问题的严重性，孟加拉国决策者应积极采取预防自杀的行动计划。邻国为实施措施提供了有益的经验教训，这些措施可能有助于制定预防自杀行动计划。获得决策者承诺进行此类干预可能具有挑战性。考虑到问题的严重性，孟加拉国决策者应积极采取预防自杀的行动计划。邻国为实施措施提供了有益的经验教训，这些措施可能有助于制定预防自杀行动计划。获得决策者承诺进行此类干预可能具有挑战性。考虑到问题的严重性，孟加拉国决策者应积极采取预防自杀的行动计划。邻国为实施措施提供了有益的经验教训，这些措施可能有助于制定预防自杀行动计划。