Youth dies of dengue in Tangail
A young man died of dengue in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district on Wednesday night.
Arif Hossain Kazal, 28, died around 10:00pm at Kumudini Hospital, confirmed the hospital director Dr Pradip Kumar Roy.
Deceased Arif was the son of Alam Mia, a resident of Khailsindur village in the upazila.
Family members said Arif was brought to Kumudin Hospital on August 4 with high fever. He was diagnosed with dengue in the hospital.
Dr Pradip said the patient started coughing up blood and non-stop vomiting since Wednesday evening. Family members were asked to arrange blood for him. But he died before giving blood, the physician added.
At6 present, some 13 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital, Dr Pradip added.