The curtain of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair is coming down today

The Dhaka Times Desk Bangla Academy's Amar Ekushe Book Fair is coming down on Saturday (March 2). Tonight will be the last Bikikini of Book Fair 2024.

Book fair is held every year till February but this year is an exception. At the end of the sale, the curtain will come down at 9 pm. Through this, this 31-day long book fair is going to end. Due to the leap year, February this year had 29 days. Meanwhile, as the sales were not as expected, the publishers requested to extend the time.

A letter was sent to the fair committee by the Bangladesh Book Publishers and Sellers Association on February 18 requesting to extend the time by two days. Later, through the Ministry of Culture, they appealed to the Prime Minister to extend the fair. In view of the special approval of the Prime Minister, the book fair was extended for two more days, this year the book fair was held for 31 days. Today is Saturday (March 2). Tonight will be the last Bikikini of Book Fair 2024.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org