News in Brief (2024-02-02)

FE Team | Published: February 02, 2024 22:42:17

Journalist Abdul Wahed Khan dies
Veteran journalist Abdul Wahed Khan has passed away in Sylhet. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Sylhet around 11:30 pm on Thursday. Wahed was the editor of Sylhet's Jalalabadi newspaper and weekly Sylhet Samachar. In the early eighties, he started the daily Jalalabadi from the weekly Sylhet Samachar House. Besides journalism, Wahed was associated with various social and cultural organizations and various educational institutions. He also served as the general secretary of Sylhet Central Muslim Literary Society (KMUSAS). Wahed also established the Jalalabad Academy, Sylhet. Abdul Wahed Khan served as the Sylhet bureau chief of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) from 1972 to 1978. Prior to that, he worked in the Daily Ittefaq in Dhaka from 1962 to 1971. — UNB
11 dengue cases reported
No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours util Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, 11 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever during this period, according to the DGHS. Of them, five were admitted in Dhaka hospitals, while the rest were outside the capital. A total of 102 dengue patients, including 44 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, 1083 dengue cases have been reported since January 1, 2024. Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record. The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries last year. Last year's September was the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak, with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data. — UNB