2 more die, 157 new dengue cases filed in Bangladesh

Two more persons died from dengue in Bangladesh and 157 new cases were filed in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday.

With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll rose to 12 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The new deaths were reported in Mymensingh division, it said.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue cases reported in the country this year has reached 5,317.

According to the DGHS, 62.1 percent of this year’s dengue patients are male while 37.9 per cent are female, reports UNB.

Bangladesh reported 102,861 dengue cases and 413 dengue-related deaths in 2025, it said.