With 11 more fatalities, deaths in Bangladesh from dengue rise to 400

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Deaths from dengue infections rose to 400 in Bangladesh on Tuesday with the addition of 11 more fatalities registered in the past 24 hours.

The Health Services Directorate under the Health and Family Welfare Ministry also reported 2,071 new cases of hospitalizations in the same period, bringing the caseload since this January to 128,237.

Of the total hospitalized patients, 6,415 patients remained in hospitals across the country while the rest returned home after recovery.

Bangladesh this year has started reporting a growing number of deaths from an increased number of hospitals.

There were 269 deaths and 66,423 dengue cases recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, according to directorate data.

Bangladesh usually experiences its dengue season between June and September. The mosquito-borne disease has shown a sharp rise in infections and related deaths compared with the corresponding period last year.

Dengue is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. There is no specific treatment for the viral infection.

The South Asian nation of 175 million saw its highest-ever annual number of dengue deaths in 2022, when 281 people died.

- 7 more children die from measles and suspected cases

Meanwhile, health authorities also reported seven more deaths of children involving confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms.

The total number of child deaths linked to measles infections rose to 1,240 since mid-March. Of these, 105 have been confirmed as definitely due to measles.

The directorate also registered 1,232 new suspected cases and 63 new confirmed infections nationwide. With this, the number of symptomatic measles cases reached 223,784, while confirmed cases stood at 23,541.

The Health Ministry has immunized around 20 million children in response to the outbreak, in addition to routine vaccinations and a catch-up campaign launched late last month.

Bangladesh historically had herd immunity against measles but has lost it in recent years due to declining vaccination coverage.

Sm Najmus Sakib