Health officials on Tuesday said they recorded 12 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours. "We recorded 12 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8am today," a spokesman of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. Since the start of the dengue onslaught Bangladesh this year, four people have lost their lives and inflicted 1,451 people. The dengue last year claimed 413 lives and inflicted 1,02,861 people in the country. Besides, the dengue claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in 2024.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2026 14:05 UTC