607 more hospitalized for dengue in 24hrs

                                                            The unofficial death toll is reported to be at 139, so far

A total of 607 dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.
Among them, 233 patients were admitted in Dhaka and 374 in districts outside Dhaka.
Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, spreads among humans through its carrier Aedes mosquito.

The Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), in a press release issued on Saturday, said the number of patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the country were 3,447.
A total of 57 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh from January 1 till September 7, according to their own collected data. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be at 139, so far.

 The fight against dengue

As many as 1,719 patients are currently receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas 1,728 people are undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the DGHS data said.
Since January 1 till September 7, a total of 75,753 people have been affected by dengue.
Among those admitted, a total of 72,114 have been released from their respective hospitals and clinics after treatment.

The unofficial death toll is still reported to be around 138

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has expressed its concern that the number of newly dengue affected people is on the rise in Jessore and Barisal division.
Dengue, considered an urban disease, has presented a horrifying scenario this year keeping the number of newly admitted patient higher outside Dhaka.

Dr Ayesha Akter, assistant director of the DGHS Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room told Dhaka Tribune the number of new patient remains higher outside Dhaka.

 The assistant director said: "We are worried because the number of newly affected patients is not decreasing in Jessore and some parts of Barisal. This is keeping the number outside Dhaka higher than that in the Dhaka city."


Patients admitted outside of Dhaka

According to DGHS, some 793 patients have been admitted to the hospital in last 24 hours from 8am Thursday to 8am Friday.
Among them, 325 people with dengue were admitted to various hospitals in Dhaka, and 468 people were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka.
The Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room at DGHS, in a press release issued on Friday, said the number of patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the country is 3,337.
As many as 1,704 patients are currently receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas 1,633 people are undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the DGHS data said.
A total of 57 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh from January 1 till September 6, according to their own collected data. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be around 138, so far.
Since January 1 till September 6, a total of 75,146 people have been affected by dengue.
Among those admitted, a total of 71,617 have been released from their respective hospitals and clinics after treatment.

Private Day Trip to Sundarban from Khulna

 

 

Tour description provided by Viator

This private day trip takes you to Sundarban to visit some of the most Bangladesh’s majestic wildlife sanctuary destinations, including the Karamjal Wildlife Center and Harbaria Mangrove Trail.

Following a hotel pick-up from Khulna at 7am, your first stop will be Mongla. On arrival, begin your river journey by boat to Karamjal Wildlife Center. Karmajal is one of the best places to view the most precious species of wildlife in Bangladesh. Enjoy bird watching and various wild animals such as deer and crocodiles. Karamjol is also a forest station for the Rangers and is a dear breeding center.After, head to the Herbaria Mangrove Trail, located beside the river Poshur. See the famous Royal Bengal tiger and other birds and wild animals, such as spotted deer. There is also a Watch tower from the top where you will see a magnificent view of the forest.Enjoy lunch on your boat and as you cruise along the canal by Herbaria. By evening you will head back to Mongla and drive back to Khulna. At approximately 8pm, you'll arrive back at your hotel in Khulna where the tour will end.

 

Highlights

• Private tour is operated with just your party and a guide/driver
• All entrance fees included
• Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city
• Lunch included

 

Unesco labels Sundarbans ‘World Heritage in Danger’

 Unesco labels Sundarbans ‘World Heritage in Danger’

The World Heritage Centre of Unesco has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a “World Heritage in Danger” site.
The declaration came last week as Unesco was discontent with the measures taken to protect the Sundarbans in purview of Rampal thermal power plant and other development projects.

However, the centre also requested the government to invite them to assist to prepare a set of corrective measures to secure the Sundarbans from any potential environmental danger.
The World Heritage Centre of the Unesco, which enlisted the Sundarbans as national heritage in 1999, opposed the construction of Rampal power plant since its inception.
Though the government always claimed Rampal would not pose danger to the Sundarbans, the Unesco was never convinced. In 2017, a government delegation attended the 41th meeting of Unesco World Heritage committee to discuss the issue

Rohingya crisis: A concern for the region

Reacting to the insurgent attacks on some police outposts and an army camp on August 25, the Myanmar security forces have unleashed a "war" of sorts against the Rohingya—an ethnic minority group living for centuries in the Rakhine state of Myanmar—burning down their villages, killing their men and raping their women, committing what can be termed as "crimes against humanity" that has resulted in nearly 500 dead and nearly 200,000 taking shelter in Bangladesh, which has hosted Rohingya refugees for more than three decades in varying numbers depending on the level of 

 oppression across the border. 

Myanmar, then called Burma, became independent in 1948 from the British, a year after the latter's withdrawal from the Indian subcontinent in 1947. Geographically Rakhine state, where the current conflict is taking place, is separated from the rest of Myanmar by barren mountain range. Ancient history gives the area its own separate past with a distinct Rakhine Kingdom being established in 1430 with its capital in Mrauk U located as a link between Buddhist and Muslim Asia with close ties with the Sultanate of Bengal. After 350 years of independent existence Rakhine State was conquered by the Burmese in 1784. This annexation was short lived as the territory was occupied by the British in 1824 and made a part of the British Indian Empire. Today the Rohingyas are about 1.1 million Muslim citizens of the Rakhine state but are not recognised legally as one of the 135 ethnic groups constituting a part of the citizenry of Myanmar.