Last year, the highest number of people died of dengue in the country's history. But before the 'peak season' of dengue this year, 20 people died in the last two and a half months. In this situation, the dengue situation is expected to worsen. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of dengue patients exceeded 1,500 from January to March 19 this year. Of these, 20 people have died during this period. Among them nine were men and 11 were women. Meanwhile, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen held a meeting with the mayors of the two city corporations of Dhaka on Tuesday (March 19) to discuss the issues to be taken to eliminate dengue and chikungunya. The Health Minister has directed to keep all hospitals in the country ready to provide proper and timely treatment to dengue patients. 

Two people from Manikganj, who were infected with Nipah virus after consuming raw date juice, died in Dhaka while undergoing treatment. The deceased were Babul Miah, 38, son of former union parishad member Mainuddin, and Lutfor Rahman, 27, son of Nazimuddin, hailing from Putail union of Manikganj's Sadar upazila. District Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Moazzem Ali Khan Chowdhury confirmed that Babul died after being infected with Nipah virus while Putail Union Parishad Chairman Jasim Uddin confirmed Lutfor's death. Babul was admitted to Manikganj 250-bed General Hospital with fever and headache on January 16. A day later, a team from Dhaka's International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) came and did his medical checkup. On January 18, he was shifted to a private hospital in Dhaka when his condition worsened and subsequently it was detected that he was infected with Nipah virus. The civil surgeon's office said that Babul breathed his last while undergoing treatment in the private hospital last Saturday (Jan 28). Local UP Chairman Jasim said Lutfor had been suffering from fever, headache and other complications after drinking raw date juice. Though initially he took medicine from a local pharmacy, later he was hospitalized in Dhaka when his condition deteriorated, he said, adding that Lutfor died while undergoing treatment there on January 16. Civil Surgeon Dr Moazzem said they had information on Babul's death from the Nipah virus but are not aware of Lufor's cause of death. Consumption of raw date juice, contaminated with bat saliva or urine, causes Nipah virus, according to icddr,b.

Dengue has claimed four more lives in the last 24-hour period when hospitals around the country admitted 207 new patients. Of the new cases, 57 were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 150 were admitted to hospitals outside the capital, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a regular update on Wednesday (Dec 20). The death toll from dengue soared to 1,692 and the total number of patients has risen to 3,19,878, the DGHS said. This year, 3,16,889 patients were released from hospitals after they recovered. A total of 1,297 dengue patients, including 417 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.   In September, the DGHS reported 79,598 cases, including 396 deaths, the highest in a single month.   According to DGHS, Bangladesh reported 101,354 dengue cases in 2019. In 2020, it confirmed 1,405 cases, while the number rose to 28,429 in 2021. Last year, Bangladesh saw 62,382 dengue cases.

People who were trapped inside the hospital after a heavily armed gang surrounded the area in Port-au-Prince have been evacuated. The hospital director said three armored trucks were sent for the rescue. A heavily armed gang surrounded the Fontaine Hospital Center in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday. The hospital is considered a lifeline to the community living in the Cite Soleil shantytown, which has been seeing violent attacks by gangs against each other as well as residents. The hospital founder and director, Jose Ulysse, told the AP news agency that gangs were setting homes around the hospital on fire, due to which people inside were unable to leave. Police help evacuate Ulysse had initially said some gang members entered the hospital, but later said none of them had come in, and denied reports that they had entered the facility and taken patients hostage. "There was no hostage-taking. There was a gang war, but the war is around the hospital. We've had neighboring houses burnt down," he told the AFP news agency. "All the health staff took cover... and we had to call the police to come and help us evacuate all the people who couldn't move on their own, among them women who had a caesarean yesterday and couldn't walk," he said. Ulysse said Haitian police arrived with three armored trucks and evacuated 40 children and 70 other patients to a safe space. Some patients fled the scene on their own. Ulysse said those responsible were members of the Brooklyn gang, led by Gabriel Jean-Pierre, also known as "Ti Gabriel." The gang has around 200 members and is involved in extortion, hijacking of goods and violence, according to a UN report. ean-Pierre is also the leader of a gang alliance called G-Pep, one of the two rival coalitions in Haiti. Haitian gangs have become more powerful since the assassination of  President Jovenel Moise, and the numbers of kidnappings and killings have risen. Earlier this year, at least 20 armed gang members burst into a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders and took away a patient in an operating room.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, a total of 20 patients died and 1,889 were admitted to different hospitals in the country in the last 24 hours. A press release from the DGHS said this on Saturday, October 21. "During the last 24 hours, 412 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,889 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the DGHS daily statement added. "This year, 1,246 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,52,990 the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,43,630 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 8,114 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,341 are in Dhaka while 5773 are outside of the capital city," it added. "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1200-mark as the authorities recorded 1,246 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 21 this year." 

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, Eight patients died and 2,350 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours. DGHS said, "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1200-mark as the authorities recorded 1,190 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 19 this year,"  Last 24 hours, 515 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,835 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city. According to DGHS,  This year, 1,214 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,49,543 and some 2,40,097 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, a total of 12 patients died and 2,475 were admitted to different hospitals in the last 24 hours.  DGHS added. "Last 24 hours, 539 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,936 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city."  This year, 1,181 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year."  With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,42,089 the statement said, adding, "This year, some 2,32,759 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 8,149 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,391 are in Dhaka while 5,758 are outside of the capital city," it added.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, a total of 11 patients died and 2,363 were admitted to different hospitals in the last 24 hours on Wednesday, October 15. "During the period, 537 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,826 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the DGHS daily statement added. "This year, 1,169 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,39,614 the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,30,271 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 8,174 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,410 are in Dhaka while 5,764 are outside of the capital city," it added. On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure on September 2. "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1100-mark as the authorities recorded 1,169 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 15 this year." The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside the capital in August this year, meaning the mosquito-borne disease gripped the entire country. August witnessed 71,976 dengue positive cases, the highest cases in a single month since dengue outbreak began in 2000 in the country while 342 dengue-related deaths were reported in the current month, the DGHS statement said. According to the health experts, the vector-borne disease hit Dhaka city in 2000 subsequently the dengue positive cases were detected in Dhaka city only. But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreading across the country, they said, adding: "All 64 districts of the country have witnessed positive dengue cases." The authorities recorded 79, 598 dengue positive cases in September while 396 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease during the same period. According to the DGHS, Bangladesh reported 1,01,354 dengue cases, the second highest since dengue cases were detected in 2000, in 2019, 1,405 cases in 2020, 28,429 cases in 2021 and 62,382 cases in 2022.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, a total of 13 patients died and 2,425 were admitted to different hospitals in the the last 24 hours. The DGHS daily statement added, "579 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,846 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city."  "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1100-mark as the authorities recorded 1,122 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 11 this year." It is the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000." On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure on September 2. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,31,204, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,21,435 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients." "A total of 8,647 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,690 are in Dhaka while 5,957 are outside of the capital city," it added. The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside the capital in August this year, meaning the mosquito-borne disease gripped the entire country.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, In the last 24 hours, Ten patients died and 2,660 were admitted to different hospitals in the country. "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,096 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 9 this year."  "At the same time, 649 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,011 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city." "This year, 1,096 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,26,224, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,16,308 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."