, June 12 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday expressed deep concern over the fresh spread of dengue and a deadly variant of Covid-19, urging the government to take immediate and visible steps, including equipping district-level hospitals with necessary medicines and equipment, to tackle the emerging health risks.

"Ensuring the safety and saving the lives of people is the main responsibility of the government. I have seen that they have taken some steps, but they should take more extensive and visible measures as both dengue and a new variant of Covid-19 are spreading across the country," he said.

Rizvi made the remarks while talking to reporters at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office.

He said 288 people...