June 05, 2026
Once considered primarily a Dhaka-centric disease, dengue has now spread across the country. Most of the patients admitted to Mugda General Hospital in the capital are arriving from outside Dhaka.
The mosquito-borne disease claims 19 lives in June alone
Nowadays, dengue patients are admitted to hospitals in Dhaka year-round. Sometimes their number goes up, and sometimes it goes down.
