The whole country is burning in severe heat waves. Excruciating public life in unbearable heat. The country's highest temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius this season has been recorded in Jessore. The temperature was recorded on Saturday (April 20) afternoon. Capital Dhaka also recorded a temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius. This year, the temperature in Dhaka has not been higher than this.
The Met Office has issued a heat alert for the next 72 hours from Friday (April 19) due to the ongoing heatwave over the country.
In this intense heat, there have been reports of death of 6 people due to heat stroke across the country including the capital Dhaka. Among them, one person died in Dhaka, two in Chittagong, one each in Pabna, Chuadanga and Gazipur.
Dhaka: It is reported that an old man died of heat stroke in Fakirapool area of the capital on Saturday afternoon. Initially, his identity was not known.
Motijheel police recovered the body from Fakirapool traffic signal around 5:15 pm. Later, they were sent to Dhaka Medical College Mortuary for post-mortem. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Motijheel Police Station, Abu Zafar, told reporters that the death could be due to heatstroke as well as disease.
Chittagong : Chittagong people are laughing in the scorching heat. Two people, including a child, have already died of heatstroke in Chittagong. Due to the intense heat, the movement of people and vehicles has reduced in different parts of the city.
Working people have started suffering from heat stroke in Chittagong. Meanwhile, a 70-year-old man along with a six-month-old child died of heatstroke in Chittagong. The name of the deceased is Saleh Ahmad Shah (70). Saleh Ahmed's house is in North Paruapara area of Raipur Union of Chittagong's Anwara Upazila.
Saleh Ahmad's son Nazrul Islam said that his father suddenly fell ill on Friday evening. He was then taken to Anwara Holy Health Hospital. The doctor on duty declared him dead there.
Saiful Islam Shamim, director of Anwara Holy Health, said that Saleh Ahmed died before reaching the hospital. He died of heat stroke.
Meanwhile, a six-month-old girl named Safa died in Boalkhali Upazila of the same district. The incident took place in the new house of Anzirmartek Syed Alam in West Shakpura Ward No. 2 of the upazila on Friday afternoon. His father's name is Md. Nizam Uddin
The deceased's father Nizam Uddin said that Safa fell asleep after drinking her mother's breast milk in the morning. At that time there was no electricity in the house. After taking the girl in her arms at seven in the morning, when her body felt cold, she was quickly taken to the Upazila Health Complex, where Deputy Assistant Community Medical Officer of the Emergency Department Dr. Sabrina Akhtar declared her dead. The family believes he died of heat stroke due to lack of electricity.
Gazipur: A mentally unstable young man died of heat stroke on Jelkhana Road, Konabari, Gazipur City Corporation. KM Ashraf Uddin, officer-in-charge of Konabari police station, said that his body was recovered on Saturday (April 20) afternoon and sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
Sohail Rana is the son of Abdur Razzak of Enayetpur area of Gazipur City Corporation. On receiving the information, the police went to the spot and recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue.
Pabna: Public life of Pabna suffering from severe heat wave. The highest temperature of this season was recorded at 41.6 degrees Celsius at Ishwardi in Pabna on Saturday (April 20). Apart from this, it has been reported that a person named Sukumar Das (60) died of heat stroke in Pabna city due to heat.
He suffered a heat stroke while having tea at a tea shop on Rupkatha Road in Pabna on Saturday (April 20) afternoon. At that time, the people around rescued him and took him to Pabna General Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead. Sukumar Das is a resident of Zakir Mor, Shalgariya in the city.
Pabna General Hospital's resident medical officer confirmed the fact of the incident. Zahidul Islam.
He said that the person died of heat stroke. He was brought dead to the hospital from Pabna city. We could not give him medical treatment. After knowing the name and identity, the relatives were coming. The body has been explained to them.
Chuadanga: Severe to very severe heatwave continues in Chuadanga. The highest temperature of the country has been recorded in this district for four consecutive days. As there is not much difference between day and night temperature, the life of the people in this region is very happy.
The maximum temperature recorded in Chuadanga district was 42.3 degrees Celsius at 3 pm on Saturday (April 20). The department also claims that this is the highest temperature of the current season.
Meanwhile, a man named Zakir Hossain died of heat stroke while working in the field in Thakurpur village of Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga. He is the son of Amir Hossain of Thakurpur village of Damurhuda upazila.
Jaminur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Chuadanga Meteorological Office, said that intense heat has been flowing over Chuadanga for the past few days. Today it has turned into a very intense heat. Today, the highest temperature of this season was recorded at 42.3 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain in this region for now.
Meanwhile, the district administration is warning pedestrians and local residents by miking in important areas of the city to make the public aware of the intense heat. It is forbidden to go out of the house without necessity. Extra caution is requested for children and the elderly.
Bangladesh /TR