Dhaka, Nov 18
Four more people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, increasing the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 343 in 2025, the local media reported.
As many as 575 people lost their lives due to dengue in 2024 while 1,705 people died of dengue in 2023.
Abu Jafor called early diagnosis important and mentioned that dengue, if detected in the initial stage, can be treated at home with proper medical care. He said that lack of awareness, negligence and delay in seeking medical care as the main reasons for the increasing dengue death rate