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Dengue: 2 die, 157 hospitalised in 24 hours
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2026-06-24, 5:12pm
Bangladesh has recorded two more deaths from dengue and 157 new cases in 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen 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, reports UNB.
According to the DGHS, 62.1 percent of this year’s dengue patients are male while 37.9 percent are female.
Bangladesh reported 102,861 dengue cases and 413 dengue-related deaths in 2025, it said.