DHAKA, Aug 15, 2026 (BSS) – Health officials today said they recorded 730 new dengue cases, with at least two people dying from the disease in the past 24 hours.

“During the period, (of the 730) 017 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 89 in Chattogram division, 66 in Dhaka division, 137 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 171 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 123 in Khulna division, 27 in Mymensingh division and 10 in Rangpur division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said today.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 67 deaths, while the disease inflicted 23,173.

The dengue last year claimed 413 lives and inflicted 102,861 people in the country.