252 died of malaria last year in Bangladesh
About 252 persons died of malaria during the last year in Bangladesh and 70 upazilas under 13 districts in the country have been marked as vulnerable to malaria in the country. These districts include Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangam-ati, Khagrachhari, Sylhet, Sunam-ganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Netrakona, Mymensingh, Sherpur and Kurigram. This information was disclosed at a discussion styled 'role of the media for controlling malaria' held at the conference room of the Cox's Bazar zila parishad Thursday morning.