Dengue hospitalisations in Bangladesh top 45,000 in 2025

Another 514 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh with dengue in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally of admissions this year to 45,206. No fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease were reported during that time, keeping the death count at 188 According to the health directorate’s bulletin on Saturday, Dhaka city recorded the highest number of new cases with 175 admissions. Another 111 were admitted in the Dhaka Division, 15 in Mymensingh, 90 in Chattogram, eight in Rajshahi, and 115 in Barishal. With Saturday’s admissions, hospitalisations in September climbed to 13,730 -- the highest monthly figure in 2025. The previous peak was in July, which saw 10,684 hospitalisations. Monthly admissions earlier in the year were:...