Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with a measles outbreak, a total of 118 people, mostly children, died from the suspected cases, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS).According to the DGHS, the fatalities have been recorded since March 15, including five deaths in the 24-hour period ending Monday morning.The health agency stated that the 2006 suspected measles patients, primarily children, are currently receiving care at …
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Dhaka, April 1 (IANS) As the measles outbreak triggers public health concerns across Bangladesh, as many as four children have died from suspected cases and related complications in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 44 this year, local media reported on Wednesday.According to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) spokesman Shankar K. Biswas, two children died of suspected measles in the last 24 hours, raising the hospital’s tally of fatalities from the highly contagious infection …
Paris, Jan 13 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the custodial death of renowned Bangladeshi musician and Awami League’s Cultural Secretary, Prolay Chaki in the Pabna district of Bangladesh, alleging medical negligence. Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said that even after the rapid deterioration of the physical condition of the Awami League leader, while in custody, his family was not informed in a timely manner, and there was serious negligenc…