With seven more deaths from dengue confirmed on Wednesday, the official death toll from the disease rose to 106 in 2022 - the second-highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019.
In 2021, Bangladesh reported 28,429 dengue cases and 105 deaths, previously the second-highest number. The total number of cases this year stands at 27,802 as of Wednesday.
Even more worryingly, there have been 51 deaths from dengue in just the first 19 days of October, making it the second-deadliest month on record after August 2019, when 90 deaths occurred due to dengue.