Shawdesh Desk:

A middle-aged woman died from dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) on Tuesday noon.

The deceased was identified as Astomi Sen, 45, wife of Chandan Sen, hailing from Keshabpur upazila in Jashore.

Confirming the news, Dr Sailendranath Biswas, residential physician (RP) of the hospital, said that Astomi was admitted in dengue ward of the hospital at noon and she died later.

With the demise of Astomi, a total of seventeen people died of dengue in Khulna so far, he said.