The country has already seen the death of 12 dengue patients before the beginning of the monsoon, while 1,261 others were hospitalised till yesterday. The numbers indicate alarming signs of a massive dengue outbreak this year.

Some of the places remain under stagnant water for years, while some lack basic civic amenities, including proper roads or pure drinking water. None of these neighbourhoods has a single playground. Such are the states of the three wards in zone-9 of Dhaka North City Corporation.

At least 281 people succumbed to dengue last year, while 62,382 patients were hospitalised, the highest deaths and second-highest cases ever recorded in the country.

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The number of dengue patients hospitalised across the country this year is almost 50,000, the second time this has happened in Bangladesh. 

The deaths from dengue this year crossed 200 yesterday, the highest figure in a single year since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the country.

Take the right precautions this dengue season.

The government’s fight against the scourge of ever-increasing dengue infections has proven to be futile.

The spread of dengue across the country requires better public health preparedness

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 31, 2022) called upon the country’s people to keep their houses and adjacent areas clean to prevent dengue.

Dengue cases are on the rise again, with fatalities recorded almost on a daily basis.

With the number of dengue cases soaring every day across the country, hospitals especially those in the capital are struggling to deal with the patients, health officials say while experts suggest immediate steps to control Aedes mosquitoes.

One dengue patient died while 431 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 39 people have died from dengue in the country so far this year.

Mosquitoe-bites are a menace for everybody. Especially, during this season, due to the risk of dengue, chikungunya etc.

The monsoon season comes with its aesthetics, its hassles in this bustling city, but most of all, its yearly guests, Mosquitoes. Our guests of the season seem to go through a rampaging period during this time. They get their invitation from places all over us. The water that is lodged in many places due to rain in this season, humidity and other external factors that creates favorable breeding conditions for mosquitoes to lay their eggs in and exponentially cause the growth in their numbers to insurmountable figures.

At least 27 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today which is showing an alarming trend of rising dengue cases.

Along with proper medication, the right food intake is essential in fighting dengue and ensuring quick recovery of patients. Through a balanced diet one can not only detoxify the body and improve the platelet count, but also prevent severe complications like gastrointestinal bleeding, dehydration, etc.

Dengue is mainly caused by female mosquitoes of the species Aedes aegypti, which is easily recognised by the white bands on its legs and body. Aedes mosquitoes prefers to breed in clean, stagnant water. Cleaning them up would reduce their breeding grounds.

With the onset of monsoon in the country creating suitable breeding conditions for Aedes mosquito larvae, the month of June has so far accounted for 59.5 percent of the dengue cases recorded this year.