Bangladesh records over 250 dengue deaths with over 61,600 cases so far in 2025

DHAKA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- A total of 814 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health.

With the fresh infections reported as of 8 a.m. local time Tuesday, the number of dengue cases has surged to 61,605 in Bangladesh so far this year, the DGHS said.

Also in the same period, four people died due to the mosquito-borne disease, bringing the total number of dengue-related deaths this year to 253, the DGHS said.

So far in October, 14,263 dengue cases were recorded after 15,866 people were infected with the disease in September, according to the DGHS, which confirmed.

While 55 deaths were reported so far in October, there were 76 deaths in September and 39 in August, the DGHS said.

Dengue fever, typically a monsoon-season illness in Bangladesh, is now spreading beyond its usual June-September period.