The High Court Wednesday wanted to know the number of people
who died of dengue fever across the country this year.
The court asked Deputy Attorney General Kazi Mynul Hasan to
inform the number of deaths on November 11.
The bench of Justice Tariq-ul Hakim and Justice Md Iqbal
Kabir Lytton passed the order during hearing a suo motu (voluntary) rule issued
in this regard. It also set November 11 for further hearing on this issue.
Confusion over dengue death toll was created as government
and media sources were presenting different sets of information regarding the
number of deaths.
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) death review
committee confirmed 112 deaths so far after reviewing 179 suspected cases,
while it received 251 suspected dengue death cases.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, the HC observed that
authorities do not have much credit in controlling the Aedes mosquito menace.
The epidemic has reduced as the season is over, it said.
The court, however, appreciated the role of media in raising
awareness among people about the mosquito menace.
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