According to the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka, the number of dengue fever cases (hospitalizations) has eclipsed 70,000 during the first ten months of the year (70,513).
Bangladesh saw 22,520 cases in October alone.
The death toll has risen to 278.
Barishal division has reported the most cases with 17,370 cases, followed by Dhaka division (11,668), Dhaka South City Corporation (10,309) and Chattogram division (10,190).
Dhaka South City Corporation accounts for 48 percent of the country’s fatalities with 134.
Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, has turned into an endemic disease in Bangladesh in recent years.
Health experts attribute this growing menace to the impacts of climate change, which have made the country’s environment increasingly favorable for the breeding and survival of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
Erratic rainfall, prolonged monsoon seasons, waterlogging, and rising temperatures have expanded mosquito habitats, leading to more frequent and intense outbreaks.