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Heatstroke claims 15 lives in 14 days: DGHS
The health authorities started recording heatstroke-related deaths from 22 April
UNB, Dhaka
Published: 06 May 2024
A rickshaw-puller drinks water to quench his thirst amid a heatwave. The photo was taken in Dhaka in April 2024. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
At least 15 people died from heatstroke in 14 days till Sunday.
The Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room (HEOC & CR) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the number of deaths.
The DGHS reported the fatalities from the information it received at its control room till Sunday.
Besides, an individual died and three other people fell sick due to heatstroke across the country in the past 24 hours till Monday morning.
The health authorities started recording heatstroke-related deaths from 22 April.
A mild to very severe heatwave swept through the country for about a month starting from the first week of April. Later the temperature started to fall across the country after rains in the first week of the current month.
The heatwave also forced the government to shut the primary and secondary schools, colleges, and madrasas till 2 May.