Desk Report:
Mother and daughter die of dengue fever
A mother and daughter died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s Mohakhali Universal Medical College Hospital.
It is learned that Pratibha Mondal (3) died on Monday evening. Earlier, the child’s mother Jayanti Mondal (33) died on Sunday. Jayanti is the wife of Sameer Mondal of Baghutia village in Bahrapur union of Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari.
Mother and daughter die of dengue fever
Baharpur union health assistant Suplob Roy confirmed their deaths on Monday night.
When asked, Jayanti Mondal’s brother’s son Bipul said, “Sameer Mondal lived in Dhaka with his wife and two children. Jayanti and Pratibha fell ill with fever last Wednesday. They were admitted to the hospital. Pratibha then died on Sunday morning. A day later, Jayanti died on Monday evening. A shadow of mourning has fallen on the area due to their deaths.
