Bangladesh continues to grapple with a growing dengue crisis, as three more people lost their lives and 428 others were hospitalised due to the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours.
The data was released on Wednesday, August 6, through a press statement from the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new patients admitted to hospitals, the majority were reported from areas outside city corporations. Barishal division saw the highest number of new cases, with 104 hospitalisations. Other divisions also recorded new infections: 74 in areas outside Dhaka city corporations, 39 in greater Chattogram, 30 in Khulna, 50 in Rajshahi, 14 in Mymensingh, and 4 in Rangpur. Within the capital, 51 people from Dhaka North and 62 from Dhaka South City Corporations were hospitalised.
During the same period, 409 patients recovered and were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries this year to 21,461. As of August 6, the cumulative number of dengue cases in 2025 stands at 22,812. The gender distribution of the cases shows that 58.7 percent of patients are male and 41.3 percent are female.
The three individuals who succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours were residents of Chattogram division, Rajshahi division, and Dhaka South City Corporation. With these deaths, the total dengue-related fatalities in 2025 have risen to 92.
In 2024, Bangladesh recorded 101,214 dengue cases and 575 deaths, while the worst outbreak occurred in 2023, claiming 1,705 lives and infecting over 321,000 people. Health officials fear that the current monsoon season could aggravate the spread of Aedes mosquitoes — the primary carriers of the dengue virus — unless preventive measures are intensified.
Experts continue to urge citizens to eliminate stagnant water sources, use mosquito repellents, and seek immediate medical care if symptoms like high fever, headache, and body aches appear. The DGHS also reiterated its call for coordinated efforts from local authorities and the public to control the outbreak before it reaches critical levels.
