Staff Reporter:
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 176 this year.
In the 24-hour span, 1,484 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 58,400 in 2026.
Among the fatalities, which included two men and three women, four were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and one in Rangpur division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the latest cases, 211 patients were admitted to hospitals in Barishal division, 192 in Chattogram division, 190 in Dhaka division, 207 under DNCC, 227 under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 252 in Khulna division, 64 in Mymensingh division, 102 in Rajshahi division, 35 in Rangpur division, and four in Sylhet division.
DGHS data shows that women account for 52.6% of fatalities and men 47.4% so far this year, while men account for 62.5% of infections and women 37.5%.
According to official data, Bangladesh recorded 102,861 dengue cases and 413 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025.
In 2024, the country reported 101,214 dengue infections and 575 deaths.
The previous year (2023) saw the country’s worst outbreak on record, with 1,705 deaths and 321,179 hospitalisations.
