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Dengue deaths show no sign of abating in the country. Eight more people died of the mosquito-borne disease in the last 24 hours, bringing this year’s death toll to 499. During the same period, 1,952 people were hospitalised with dengue.
The information was provided in a dengue bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today, Sunday.
According to the directorate’s count, 81 people died of dengue in the first 15 days of November alone. At the start of the year, two people died each in January and February; no deaths were recorded in March and April. After that, one person died in May, 13 in June, 36 in July, 43 in August, 148 in September and 174 in October.
In the last 24 hours, Dhaka division recorded the highest number of admissions at 873 patients and five deaths. The division’s total death toll so far stands at 249, and 2,570 patients are currently admitted to various hospitals there. One person each died in Mymensingh, Chattogram and Khulna divisions.
Of the newly admitted patients, 259 were in Chattogram division, 193 in Khulna, 209 in Barishal, 240 in Rajshahi, 91 in Mymensingh, 74 in Rangpur and 13 in Sylhet, the bulletin said.
According to DGHS data, 1,62,509 people have been admitted to hospitals across the country with dengue since 1 January this year. Of them, 1,56,194 have recovered and been discharged. At present, 5,816 people are in hospital.
By the numbers
According to DGHS, a total of 413 people died of dengue in 2025 and 575 in 2024, BSS reported on 30 December 2025. By that count, this year’s death toll has already surpassed last year’s full-year figure.
According to a bdnews24.com report of 26 July, the directorate has been keeping dengue records since 2000; the highest toll in that period was 1,705 deaths in 2023, when 3,21,179 people were hospitalised.
Sources
Background sources: BSS, 30 December 2025; bdnews24.com, 26 July 2026
