Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Two people, including a child, have died of dengue and 2,176 new patients have been hospitalised across the country as the number of dengue infections has marked a rise again after a fall for two consecutive days.

The new deaths were recorded in Dinajpur and Barishal on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning while the new infections in 24 hours till Saturday morning.

A teenage girl, hailing from Thakurgaon, succumbed to the mosquito-borne fever at Dinajpur General Hospital on Friday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Opi Rani Saha, 17, daughter of Anukul Chandra Roy of Lehemba village in Ranishankail upazila of Thakurgaon.

Dr AH Anwarul Islam, civil surgeon of Thakurgaon, said Opi was admitted to Thakurgaon Mod...