Published: 12:20 AM, 29 October 2026
Dengue claims nine more lives
Deaths due to dengue continue in Bangladesh as the country logged nine more fatalities claimed by the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours.
Another 1,982 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, according to daily bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest deaths, the toll this year has now stood at 409.
Of the newly-hospitalized dengue patients, 816 were in Dhaka Division, 84 in Mymensingh Division, 313 in Chattogram Division, 214 in Khulna Division, 217 in Rajshahi Division, 116 in Rangpur Division, 194 in Barishal Division and 28 in Sylhet Division.
According to the report, a total of 130,219 dengue patients have, so far, been hospitalized across the country this year.
So far, 123,605 dengue patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment in the hospitals.
A total of 102,861 people were infected with dengue, and 413 people died from the mosquito-borne disease last year.
Public health expert Mushtuq Husain called for strengthening dengue care through a three-tier system of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare.
Reducing dengue deaths required a comprehensive approach involving community-level prevention, affordable early testing, timely referrals and proper hospital management, rather than relying solely on tertiary hospitals.
