Dhaka, Oct 7
Bangladesh reported two more fatalities due to dengue in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 217, local media reported.
The two new fatalities were reported in Dhaka South and North City Corporations, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During this period, 715 more people were admitted to hospital with viral fever, increasing the total number of cases in 2025 to 51,404, news agency reported,
Speaking to Bangladesh's leading newspaper, The Daily Star, Director (hospital) at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Abu Hussain Moinul Ahsan, said that delayed hospitalisation has been a major reason behind the rise in deaths caused due to dengue.
The hospital authority said that all hospitals have been stocked with adequate medicines, saline and dengue testing kits. However, it said that it is necessary to ensure rapid dengue detection, treatment according to guidelines, and effective mosquito control measures simultaneously.