Students and officegoers are most vulnerable to dengue infection, according to a government survey.

Emon Hossain, a seventh grader, will be missing out on Eid celebrations with his family in his grandfather’s Shariyatpur house. This year, his festivities will be restricted to the hospital where he has been admitted since being diagnosed with dengue on Wednesday.

Sharna Akhtar, 18, who had swallowed poison, was in a critical stage when she was brought to the Mugda General Hospital last week.

Heavy rains in Dhaka since Wednesday have increased the chances of Aedes mosquitoes breeding in cattle markets.

With dengue cases rising fast even outside Dhaka, experts now fear that a second variety of Aedes mosquito is responsible for the rapid spread of the viral disease.

Experts are worried that dengue outbreak would remain a serious threat at least until October and they are not ruling out November.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says that the ongoing dengue situation in the country may linger till September unless immediate steps are taken in this regard.