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Three more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh, taking this year’s death toll to 455, while more than 145,000 patients have been hospitalised nationwide.
Mariyam Adheela
Dengue fever patients at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka. This year’s cases are so far lower than in 2019, but the death rate is higher. (Image: Abu Sufian Jewel / Alamy)
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s dengue death toll has risen to 455 this year after three more patients died from the mosquito-borne disease in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning, health authorities have reported.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), another 1,535 people were hospitalised with dengue during the same period, ending at 8:00 a.m. on November 6.
Of the latest fatalities, two were reported in Dhaka Division and one in Khulna Division. The new deaths bring the number of dengue-related fatalities recorded during the first five days of November to 36.
Dhaka Division accounted for the highest number of new hospital admissions, with 721 patients. Chattogram recorded 275 admissions, followed by Khulna with 161, Barishal with 143, Rajshahi with 104, Mymensingh with 88 and Rangpur with 43.
The latest figures bring the total number of dengue patients hospitalised across Bangladesh since the beginning of the year to 145,906.
Of those patients, 139,678 have recovered and been discharged, while 5,773 remain under treatment in hospitals across the country.
Dengue cases and fatalities have continued to place pressure on Bangladesh’s healthcare system. October was the deadliest month so far this year, recording 174 deaths, while 148 fatalities were reported in September.
The DGHS data also show that 413 people died from dengue in Bangladesh in 2025, when more than 102,000 cases were recorded.
Health authorities continue to monitor the spread of the disease as hospital admissions remain high across the country.
