A school student died and another about 70 people had been afflicted with diarrhoea in Jurachhari upazila in Rangamati district in last two days, health officials said on Sunday. Rangabi Chakma, a class two student of Amtala village was reported to have died from diarrhoea on Friday, said Ananya Chakma, health officer of Jurachhari Upazila Health Complex. Authorities at Jurachhari Health Complex rushed a five-member medical team to provide medical treatment to the diarrhoea patients in the affected villages, some of them in remote hills. Also read: Diarrhoea breaks out in flood-hit Sylhet Ten patients from the hilly Amtala village under the Moidang union of the upazila were sent to Rangamati upazila health complex on Friday.

 A diarrhoea outbreak has gripped Barguna, with over 120 people reporting sick at the general hospital in the past 24 hours.   Officials said that as many 124 patients were admitted to Barguna General Hospital in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. Of them, 43 -- including women and children -- have recovered and discharged.   UNB has learnt that the hospital is struggling to provide treatment to patients, with diarrhoea cases rising by the day. More than 5000 patients have been brought to the hospital since the outbreak of the stomach ailment about a month ago.   From the earlier 25-30 patients a day, the daily footfall in the hospital has increased to 100 in the last three days, according to doctors. With only eight beds dedicated for diarrhoea patients, many are being forced to lie on the hospital floor.   Saju, a patient, said, "Since my admission to the hospital on Monday night, not a single doctor has come to see me. Only nurses are attending to the patients."   Also read: Minor girl dies with diarrhoea, breathing problem at KMCH   Sohrab Uddin, a supervisor at Barguna General Hospital, said, “We are facing a shortage of beds and doctors. If the situation continues to worsen, we will be in a real crisis. However, we are trying our best to ensure the best possible treatment to the patients."   Also read: Diarrhoea, pneumonia patients on the rise in Sirajganj   Civil Surgeon Dr Maria Hasan said, “The number of diarrhoea patients is high due to heat waves in the district."