Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said that there was no disruption of health services in any hospital in the country even during the long vacation of Eid. He said this while talking to reporters after visiting Mugda Medical College Hospital in the capital on Thursday (April 11). The Health Minister said that though the Eid vacation is going on, there was no disruption of health services in any hospital in the country. "This is my first Eid as a minister. I hope the people of the country are celebrating Eid very nicely. I went to two hospitals on Wednesday and found enough doctors and nurses in both places. I am satisfied. I also talked to patients. No one complained," he added. "I have sent a message to the directors of all the hospitals in the country this morning. As far as I know, treatment is going on everywhere. There was no disruption anywhere. I found enough doctors and nurses in every hospital I have visited and I am satisfied with their services.", said Dr Samanta Lal Sen.

The metro rail movement becomes normal around 3.50 p.m. Metro rail services in Dhaka were temporarily suspended for over an hour.  Metro rail services in Dhaka were temporarily suspended due to a technical fault which disrupted the Uttara to Motijheel route, causing inconvenience to numerous commuters. Nasir Uddin Ahmed, Director at Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) confirmed this information. Earlier, Obaidul Quader, Road Transport and Bridges Minister, announced the decision to reporters that the government is making arrangements to cut the interval between arrivals of Dhaka Metro Rail trains at every station by 2 minutes to 8 minutes.  

After being stopped for 1 hour and 40 minutes due to a technical fault, the metro rail service has resumed. However, the stranded train arrived at Kawran Bazar. Metrorail service resumed at 4:20 pm on Sunday (February 4). Earlier, metro rail services stopped from 2.40 pm. Thousands of passengers suffered. Panic spread among many. According to some sources, before arriving at Pallabi station at 2:37 pm, the lights and AC inside the train turned off suddenly. As a result, the metro rail movement stopped. “Metro rail services were shut down at around 2:45pm because of a signal system issue,” Nazmul Islam Bhuiya, the public relations officer of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) confirmed the matter.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, a total of 13 patients died and 2,425 were admitted to different hospitals in the the last 24 hours. The DGHS daily statement added, "579 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,846 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city."  "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1100-mark as the authorities recorded 1,122 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 11 this year." It is the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000." On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure on September 2. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,31,204, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,21,435 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 8,647 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,690 are in Dhaka while 5,957 are outside of the capital city," it added. The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside the capital in August this year, meaning the mosquito-borne disease gripped the entire country.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, In the last 24 hours, Ten patients died and 2,660 were admitted to different hospitals in the country. "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,096 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 9 this year."  "At the same time, 649 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,011 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city." "This year, 1,096 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,26,224, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,16,308 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, seven patients died and 2,742 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours. DGHS said, "During the period, 612 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,130 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city."  The statement said that, "This year, 1,086 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year."  With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,23,564, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,13,678 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 9,171 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,912 are in Dhaka while 6,259 are outside of the capital city," it added.

Bangladesh today exceeded 1,000 dengue deaths as 17 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours till 8am today, while 2,882 were admitted to different hospitals during the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a press release that, "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,006 dengue deaths between January 1 this year and October 1."  The DGHS daily statement added, "during the period, 629 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,253 were admitted to different hospitals outside it." "This year, 1,006 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,06,288 the statement said, adding: "This year, some 19,59,25 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 9,357 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 3,120 are in Dhaka while 6,237 are outside of the capital city," it added. The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside Dhaka in August this year, meaning the mosquito disease gripped the entire country. August witnessed 71,976 dengue positive cases, the highest cases in a single month since dengue outbreak began in 2000 in the country, while 342 dengue-related deaths were reported in the current month, the DGHS statement said. According to the health experts, the vector-borne disease hit Dhaka city in 2000 subsequently the dengue positive cases were detected in Dhaka city only. But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreading across the country, they said, adding: "All 64 districts of the country have witnessed positive dengue cases."

The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has been started their bus services on Elevated Expressway. Total 8 double-decker buses are hit the express. Earlier today, ABM Aman Ullah Nuri, Secretary of Road Transport and Highways Division inaugurated the service at Manik Mia Avenue at 11:00am. According to the secretary, buses will ply from 7:30am to night every day depending on passengers' demand. Fare of the buses The per km fare comes to Tk 2.45. The fare from Khejur Bagan to the Airport is Tk 35 for 15 km and the fare for 17 km to Jasimuddin has been set at Tk 40. However, the toll for buses on the expressway has been set at Tk 160, but the toll is not included yet. 

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, 11 dengue patients died and 2,327 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours. "Since January 548 deaths were reported, it is the the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000. At the same period, 2,327 people were admitted to different hospitals in the country, the total number of patients rose to 1,14,511." During last 24 hours 920 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,407 were admitted to different hospitals outside Dhaka.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Friday, Fourteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 528 this year. According to DGHS, During the period, 1,594 more patients were hospitalized with the viral fever. A total of 7,829 dengue patients, including 3,570 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. 703 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country.