News in Brief2024-06-08

Three teens rescued while being trafficked to India
Police have rescued three teenagers from Benapole while being trafficked in India. Police rescued Sabuj Khan (15), son of Ayub Khan of Ashrafpur village of Kachua upazila of Chandpur, Abu Bakkar Siddique Antar (16), son of Salauddin and Zahir (17), son of Ayub Ali of the same area. However, police could not arrest one Babu from Madaripur involved in this trafficking. Police said the teenagers were being trafficked to India by taking huge sums of money from them with false promises of offering them good jobs in India on Friday morning. Tipped off, police raided a transport office in Benapole and rescued them, said Suman Vakto, officer-in-charge (OC) of Benapole Port Police. The family members of the boys have been informed. "Operation is underway to arrest the traffickers," added the OC. —UNB
16 dengue patients hospitalised
Sixteen people were hospitalised with dengue fever in the 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, three were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka city and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 132 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country.The DGHS, so far, has reported 3,019 dengue cases 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. —UNB
15 Covid-19 cases reported
Bangladesh reported 15 more COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB. With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,670, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official death toll from the disease remains unchanged at 29,495 as no new fatalities were reported during this period. The daily case test positivity rate was 4.90 per cent as 306 samples were tested, said the DGHS. The recovery and death rates stood at 98.41 per cent and 1.44 per cent, respectively. —UNB