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Bangladesh Dengue Crisis Escalates as Fatalities Top 200 Mark



Bangladesh is grappling with a severe and intensifying outbreak of the mosquito borne dengue fever, with the official death toll for the year 2025 surpassing the 200 mark. The country’s health system continues to be strained as infections surge across the nation, pushing the total number of hospitalizations this year well over 51,000.

In the latest 24 hour period ending on Tuesday morning (October 7), two more deaths from dengue were reported in Dhaka South and North City Corporations, bringing the total number of fatalities in 2025 to 217, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Additionally, 715 new patients were hospitalized with the viral fever in the same period, raising the year's total case count to 51,404. Currently, a total of 2,520 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals nationwide, with 859 of them admitted in Dhaka.

Experts are sounding the alarm, warning that the traditional seasonal pattern of the disease is shifting, making dengue a year round threat for Bangladesh. Medical entomologist Dr. Kabirul Bashar noted that cases are unlikely to drop significantly during the upcoming cooler months due to climate anomalies and insufficient mosquito control efforts, according to an expert warning published on October 7, 2025.

Unlike previous years where the outbreak was largely confined to the capital, the current surge is marked by a significant spread to rural areas. Data from the DGHS shows that infections outside the capital are now nearly three times higher than those within Dhaka. The Barishal division, particularly the Barguna district, has emerged as a major hotspot outside the capital. Public health experts warn that local transmission is now occurring even in villages, a trend described as "alarming" by Dr. Be-Nazir Ahmed on October 6, 2025, who urged a special nationwide prevention drive.

The humanitarian organization IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) noted in a report from July 2025 that the surge in cases-which began in June 2025 and has spread to all 64 districts-is attributed to the monsoon season, high temperatures, and inadequate mosquito control. The organization’s report stated that as of mid July, the cumulative number of cases had exceeded 16,000, underscoring the rapid escalation since then.

With hospitals struggling with patient load and the peak of the season potentially continuing well into October, health authorities, including the DGHS, have urged the public to seek immediate dengue testing for fever to prevent complications, as delayed hospitalisation has been a major factor in fatalities. The current 2025 statistics already paint a dire picture, following the record breaking deadliest outbreak in 2023, which claimed 1,705 lives.


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