A 25-year-old woman, who was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, died on Wednesday, 20 days after her father-in-law had died of the same virus. The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, wife of Abdul Khalek of Chakoar village in Manda upazila of the district. Besides, the mother-in-law of Farida has been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital with the same symptoms. Dr Bijoy Kumar, Manda Upazila Health Officer, said Farida was admitted to Manda Upazila Health Complex on Sunday with fever and cold. Later, the hospital authorities took samples suspecting that she was infected with Nipah virus and sent the sample to Dhaka for test. Meanwhile, she was shifted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital where she breathed her last around 5 pm. Local people said Abdul Khalek along with his family took raw date juice on February 4. On February 6, Khalek caught fever and cold. He was taken to Naogaon Sadar hospital the next day and later he died on way to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital on February 8. Dr. Bijoy Kumar Roy, said already a medical team has been sent to the area and process is on to take necessary steps. A total of five people died of Nipah virus across the country this year, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on January 29. Healthy people who come in contact with the infected ones also have possibility of being infected with the virus and it spreads from person to person quickly which is a matter of concern, he added. The government has taken steps to prevent the spread of Nipah virus, said the minister. According to icddr,b in Bangladesh, Nipah virus is usually acquired through consumption of date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva or urine. Also read; Suspected Nipah virus patient dies in Barishal On January 29, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said a total of five people died of Nipah virus across the country this year. Eight people were infected with the Nipah virus and of them five people died. According to icddr,b in Bangladesh, Nipah virus is usually acquired through consumption of date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva or urine.  

A 35-year-old man, who sustained injuries in an explosion while allegedly making bombs in Kushtia district, succumbed to his wounds at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abu Bakkar, a resident of Bilgathua village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia. Read:N’ganj bomb: 2 Neo- JMB men held in city Mohammad Shafique, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur police station, said that Bakkar and his wife Madhubala, 30, were injured when a bomb exploded in their house last Thursday. They were initially taken to Kushtia General Hospital, from where Bakkar was shifted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital as his condition had deteriorated. Around 7pm on Tuesday, Bakkar died, the  OC said. Read:RAB destroys four country-made bombs in Natore An FIR has already been filed against 13 people in connection with the explosion, and Madhubala and Abu Bakkar were named as the main accused in the case. Madhubala managed to flee from Kushtia General Hospital, police said.

As many as 25 more Covid patients have died at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Wednesday. Hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that seven of the deceased were confirmed Covid patients, while 14 showed symptoms of the virus and four died due to post corona complications. Of the deceased, 12 were from Rajshahi district, three each from Chapainawabganj, Natore and Pabna, two from Naogaon, and one each from Kushtia and Jashore districts. "Meanwhile, 181 people have tested positive for corona at the hospital in the past 24 hours. A total of 620 samples were tested in two laboratories of the district during the period," the director said. The positivity rate currently stands at 34.65%, which was 33.69% a day before. The infection rate was 29.63% and 25.05% on Sunday and Saturday, respectively. Read: 12 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital Shamim also said that 72 people have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital in the past 24 hours. During the period, 54 people were discharged from the hospital after recovery. Moreover, 500 people are currently undergoing treatment against 454 beds at the corona unit of the hospital. Of them, 20 patients are in the ICU. Read: Rajshahi Medical sees 22 deaths in single day Meanwhile, 248 people have died of Covid-19 and post-Covid complications in the last 14 days, while 405 people passed away at the hospital in June. Bangladesh is now struggling with the second wave of Covid-19 as every day the country has been registering a record fresh cases and deaths. Also read: 19 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital So far, Bangladesh has recorded 10,47,155 cases with 12,198 fatalities.

Ten more people have died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. Among them, three were confirmed Covid cases, while the remaining seven patients showed symptoms of the virus, hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yeazdani said. Of the deceased, five were from Rajshahi district while the remaining five belonged to Chapainawabganj district. READ: 12 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital A total of 193 people have died of Covid-19 at RMCH in the last 19 days. Shamim also said that some 46 people have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital in the past 24 hours. At the same time, 18 patients have recovered and discharged. "The figure was somewhat more than that of Friday's, but the infection rate in Rajshahi decreased to 30.06 percent," he said. READ: Lockdown in Rajshahi extended by a week On Friday, 376 samples were tested in Rajshahi, of which 113 emerged positive.

Twelve more Covid patients died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Thursday.   Of the deceased, nine hailed from Rajshahi district while three belonged to Chapainawabganj district, Deputy Director of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, Dr Saiful Ferdous, said.   Of the 12 people, Dr Saiful said, seven had tested positive for Covid-19 while the others were admitted to Rajshahi Hospital with coronavirus symptoms.   Currently,b142 patients from Rajshahi, 111 from Chapainawabganj, 15 from Naogaon, 15 from Natore, three from Pabna, three from Kushtia and one from Chuadanga are undergoing treatment in the corona unit of Rajshahi hospital. READ: 16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital   On June 2, Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil announced the administration's decision to impose restrictions in the district to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission. READ: Nine more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital

Eight more Covid patients died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Tuesday.   "Of the deceased, three had tested positive for Covid-19. Among them, two hailed from Chapainawabganj district and one belonged to Rajshahi district," said Deputy Director of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, Saiful Ferdous.    The remaining five who died at the hospital in the past 24 hours, showed symptoms of Covid, he said. Of them, three hailed from Rajshahi, and the remaining two belonged to Chapainawabganj and Pabna districts, respectively.   In the past 24 hours, 33 patients have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital. Of them, 16 are from Rajshahi, 14 from Chapainawabganj, one from Naogaon and two from Natore district. READ: 16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital   With the fresh patients, a total of 257 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.   Overall, 71 people have died in Rajshahi division since June 1. “Of them, 43 were confirmed Covid-positive patients, while the remaining showed symptoms of the infection,” said Saiful.   The hospital is literally struggling to accommodate the rising number of Covid patients, officials said.   It may also be mentioned here that authorities in many districts have imposed strict restrictions for a week to break the transmission of the Indian variant of coronavirus.   Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil announced the restrictions on June 2. READ: Nine more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital   According to the fresh restrictions, no one will be allowed to step out of their house between 7 pm and 8 am unless there's an emergency.    During the lockdown, all modes of public transport will stay off the roads. However, the movement restrictions won't apply on vehicles providing emergency services.   Moreover, all shops, markets and restaurants will remain closed, except for grocery stores and pharmacies. This is to allow people to buy their daily essentials and medicines from their local grocers and chemists, respectively.   Besides, lockdown restrictions have been imposed in Naogaon municipality of Niamatpur for a week starting June 3.   To break the chain of Covid-19 transmission, the local administration of Chapainawabganj also imposed a 14-day lockdown till June 7.   Meanwhile, amid the spike of Covid-19 cases, the local administration has announced a week-long lockdown in Natore, which will come into effect from Wednesday.    

At least eight Covid patients have died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Saturday. This is a steep fall from Friday's highest single-day death toll of 16. However, the daily infection rate has surged past 51 percent in the district. Hospital Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that of the deceased, four were Covid-19 positive patients while four others showed symptoms of the virus. "Of the deceased, five were from Chapainawabganj district, while the remaining three belonged to Rajshahi district," he said. READ: 16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital With the fresh deaths, the district's fatality count has reached 101 since May 24. Of them, 60 were confirmed Covid patients. Meanwhile, the health authorities have detected 131 new cases after testing 256 samples in the past 24 hours in the district. To stem the spread of coronavirus, the local administration has already enforced night time lockdown from 7 pm to 6 am. It may also be mentioned here that authorities in many other districts have imposed strict restrictions for a week to contain the spread of Covid. This was after the government recently empowered the district authorities to take a call on lockdown restrictions in their respective areas. On May 31, Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said, “District administrations have been given the power to enforce lockdown in their respective areas if the Covid situation worsens there.” READ: Nine more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital   Due to the recent rise in Covid infections in the districts bordering India, authorities have imposed lockdowns in Khulna, Satkhira and parts of Naogaon districts too. On May 8, the Indian variant was detected in Bangladesh for the first time. All those who tested positive for Covid returned from the neighbouring country. The "highly contagious" Indian Delta variant was first detected in October last year. The World Health Organization labelled it a "variant of concern."

As many as nine Covid-19 patients have died at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Thursday. Deputy Director of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, Saiful Ferdous, said, “The nine patients were undergoing treatment at the hospital. They succumbed to coronavirus after their condition worsened." Read:Thakurgaon seals border areas to contain Covid “Of the deceased, five were from Chapainawabganj district, two from Rajshahi, and one each from Naogaon and Pabna districts,” he added. With the fresh deaths, the district's fatality count has reached 77 people since May 24. Meanwhile, the hospital authorities are also struggling to deal with the sudden surge in Covid cases in the district. As many as 224 Covid-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of the 224, some 101 are from Rajshahi district and 96 from Chapainawabganj district. In the past 24 hours, some 29 people have been admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 symptoms. Of them, 14 are from Rajshahi district, 11 from Chapainawabganj, three from Naogaon and one from Pabna district, said sources at the hospital. “Only critical Covid patients are being admitted to the hospital,” said Saiful. Read: Bangladesh’s frontier districts brace for Covid ‘catastrophe’: Experts It may be mentioned here that authorities in some border districts have already imposed strict restrictions for a week to contain the spread of coronavirus. This was after the government recently empowered the district authorities to take a call on lockdown restrictions in their respective areas. Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil announced the restrictions on Wednesday afternoon. No one will be allowed to step out of the house from 7 pm to 8 am in Rajshahi until June 9 unless there's an emergency. All business establishments will remain shut and no vehicles are allowed to ply on the roads except those providing emergency services. However, restaurants and traders can provide their services online. Situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 34 new coronavirus-related deaths and some 2,000 fresh cases in 24 hours. Health authorities detected 1,988 new cases after testing 20,259 samples during the period. The number of tests has also increased over the past one week. Read: Covid protocols go for a toss at Sonahat Land Port With the new cases, the total caseload has risen to 8,04,293,  according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The new deaths have pushed up the fatality count to 12,694. Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month.  

Language Movement veteran Abul Hossain died on Wednesday afternoon. He was 87. Abul Hossain was brought to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) at 4 pm, where doctor declared him dead, RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said. Dr Bellal Uddin of RMCH quoting Abul Hossain’s family members said Abul Hossain was suffering from breathing complications and chest pain along with old age complications. Also read: Language Movement hero Yusuf Kalu passes away He took the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on February 9, the doctor said. Abul Hossain left behind two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. Also read: Language Movement hero Rawshan Ara passes away Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Rajshahi MP Fazle Hossain Badsha expressed deep shock at the death of Abul Hossain. They prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed their profound sympathy to the bereaved family members. 

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early Saturday arrested a man as he allegedly threw acid on his wife in Kumorpur village of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi.