Severe heatstroke: 8 dead due to heatstroke

The country is burning with fierce demands. Day by day the temperature mercury is rising. People are gasping for discomfort in intense sunlight and heat. Many people are getting sick. In this situation, almost all educational institutions of the country have been declared closed.

Meanwhile, a total of eight people have died of heatstroke in the last 24 hours across the country. Among them, there are two in Phulbari of Dinajpur, one each in Meherpur, Pabna, Narsingdi, Shariatpur, Jhalkathi and Sylhet.

They died at different times on Sunday (April 21). From the news sent by our representatives, these facts of heatstroke deaths across the country have been confirmed.

Dinajpur:

Heat wave is sweeping across the country. And in this heatwave, two people died of heat stroke in Dinajpur’s Phulbari. They are former municipal councilor Motahar Ali (58), son of deceased Mosharof Hossain of Chaksabajpur village in the municipal area, and Billal Hossain (52), a truck driver of Rajarhat village in Jessore Kotwali police station area.

Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer confirmed the death of two people due to heatstroke on Sunday afternoon. Mashiur Rahman.

Meherpur:

A housewife named Shilpi Khatun (45) died of heatstroke in Meherpur’s Gangni. The incident took place at Ruerkandi village of Sholtaka union of the upazila at 8 am on Sunday.

Artist Khatun is wife of Abu Taher of Ruerkandi village and daughter of Billal Malitha of neighboring Amtail village.

Meherpur District Commissioner Shamim Hasan said, UNO and health officials have been instructed to confirm whether Shilpi Khatun’s death was due to heat stroke. However, the district is experiencing the highest temperature in the country. Mikeing has been done with instructions not to step out of the house unless absolutely necessary and to keep oneself healthy in the intense heat.

Pabna:

A farmer named Alauddin Ali alias Alal (43) died of heatstroke while working in the maize field. He died at Newtigacha village of Moolgram Uniyon of Chatmohar Upazila in Pabna around 9 am on Sunday. He is the son of Yusuf Ali of that village.

Pabna General Hospital’s emergency department doctor confirmed the matter. Ayesha Siddika said, people are suffering from heatstroke every day in extreme heat. Many patients are coming to the hospital. Our initial impression is that Alauddin of Chatmohar was suffering from heat stroke.

Narsingdi:

A youth died of heat stroke in Madhavadi, Narsingdi. He died on the way to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital on Sunday afternoon.

Deceased Safkat Jamil Iban (32) was the son of deceased Zakaria Jamil of Bhagirathpur area of ​​Madhabadi police station of Sadar upazila and a cloth merchant in Shekerchar market.

Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of Narsingdi Sadar Hospital Dr. Mahmudul Kabir Bashar said, the family informed that Iban fainted as a result of walking in the hot sun and sweating profusely. He died before he could be brought to the hospital. Based on information provided by the family, his death initially appears to have been caused by heatstroke.

Shariatpur:

In Shariatpur, an autorickshaw driver named Harun Chowkidar (43) died due to heatstroke due to excessive heat. This incident happened in front of the district council on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased Harun Chowkidar is the son of Ali Hossain Chowkidar of Nayan Madbarkandi area of ​​Moktarchar union of Naria upazila.

In this regard, the resident medical officer of Sadar Hospital. Sabikun Nahar said, I got to know from the relatives that the person named Harun suddenly fell ill due to working in excessive heat. When the patient’s relatives brought him to Sadar Hospital in an ambulance, I went to see him in the ambulance. He died before being brought to the hospital. He died of heat stroke as a result of working in excessive heat.

Shield:

West Aura village of Kathalia sadar union of Kathalia upazila of Jhalkathi. A youth named Afzal Talukder (45) died of heatstroke.

Afzal’s death on Sunday was confirmed by local rural doctor Dilip Chandra Howladar as a result of heat stroke.

Sylhet:

A rickshaw puller died of heatstroke in Sylhet’s South Surma. The incident took place in front of the South Surma police box on Sunday afternoon.

The identity of the deceased rickshaw driver has not been confirmed yet. Confirming the matter, OC Yardous Hasan of Dakshin Surma police station said that an unidentified rickshaw driver fainted in front of the Dakshin Surma police box around 12 noon.

Later locals rescued him and took him to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. At that time the doctor on duty declared him dead.

In this regard, the former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences Professor Dr. Liaquat Ali said, we have not yet identified heat alerts like storms and floods as disasters. It is high time we realized that heat alert is a major health disaster.

He also said that it is not enough to end the duty by announcing a heat alert, but the extreme heat should be identified as a disaster and help should be extended to the working people.

The medical scientist also called for the adoption of effective short, medium and long-term strategies to deal with such situations.

Bangladesh Journal/FM