DHAKA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 87 in Bangladesh as the government confirmed more cases under its surveillance program, the country's health minister said on Thursday.

    The Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque disclosed this to reporters here in Dhaka on Thursday.

    He said so far some 32 patients have been cured.

    Haque warned that the situation might worsen but he said people need not to panic as the government is ready to tackle the threat with adequate anti-A/H1N1 flu vaccines.

    "People now need to maintain personal hygiene and inform health professionals if they suffer from flu," he was quoted by local newspaper The Daily Star online as saying.

    Bangladesh's health department on June 18 confirmed the country's first A/ H1N1 flu case while the first domestic transmission of A/H1N1 flu was found one week later on June 25.

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