Staff Reporter:
Ten 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 331 this year.
In the 24-hour span, 1,943 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 107,259 in 2026.
Among the fatalities, which included three men and seven women, four were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), three in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), two in Chattogram division and one in Dhaka division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the latest cases, 195 patients were admitted to hospitals in Barishal division, 256 in Chattogram division, 432 in Dhaka division, 177 under DNCC, 238 under DSCC, 234 in Khulna division, 100 in Mymensingh division, 230 in Rajshahi division, 70 in Rangpur division, and 11 in Sylhet division.
DGHS data shows that women account for 51.5% of fatalities and men 48.5% so far this year, while men account for 62.2% of infections and women 37.8%.
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.
