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Bangladesh logs year’s highest single-day dengue deaths of 5
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2026-06-29, 7:46pm
Bangladesh has recorded five deaths from dengue fever in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, the highest number of deaths reported in a single day this year.
With the latest fatality, the dengue death toll has risen to 18 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the 24-hour period, 124 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country, taking the cumulative number of hospital admissions to 5,924.
In 2025, Bangladesh reported 102,861 dengue cases and 413 dengue-related deaths, reports UNB.