A student from the Finance Department of the University of Chittagong (CU) attempted suicide on Thursday after being denied the opportunity to have an exam script re-evaluated.

The incident occurred when the student, disheartened by the lack of response from university authorities, tried to jump from the fifth-floor railing of the administrative building. A university employee intervened just in time and pulled him to safety.

Sources say the student was the only one among 124 candidates in a final exam course to receive a failing grade. He claimed that his performance did not warrant failure and that a re-evaluation by a different examiner would prove he had passed, stating he missed the passing mark by just one point.