BD Police Additional Inspector General’s wife dies of dengue

Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) – The wife of Additional Inspector General of Police Shahabuddin Quraishi died of dengue at a hospital in the city on Sunday.

Sayeda Akhter, 54, passed away around 11:30am, said Shahin, a staff of the Anti-Terrorism Unit chief.

She was undergoing treatment at the Square Hospital.

Sayeda Akhter was first admitted to Samorita Hospital on July 30 and then shifted to Square Hospital on Saturday.

The government on Saturday said 18 dengue patients died in the capital city since the beginning of this year. But unofficial estimates suggest the death toll is higher.

The government said 22,919 people were hospitalised with dengue since January 1.