BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the dengue outbreak has turned epidemic in the country because of rampant corruption in the health sector. "The government has miserably failed to prevent dengue due to its incompetence and corruption,” he said. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, the BNP leader also said the people all over Bangladesh are grappling with dengue fever amid the inaction of the Dhaka North and South City Corporations. “The dengue situation has now reached epidemic proportions due to all-pervasive corruption in the health sector. Dengue epidemic has broken all previous records this year,” Fakhrul said. He lamented that that deaths caused by dengue have long been becoming the main headlines in the media as an average of 20 people are dying every day. The total number of dengue deaths and cases this year reached 716 and 1, 45,335 respectively as of Saturday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the fatalitie and cases, 342 deaths and 71,976 cases were recorded in August alone. Fakhrul said the dengue has spread rapidly this year due to the government’s apathy and the use of low quality insecticides to kill Aedes mosquitoes. “We don't know how many patients are suffering from dengue fever…it’s easy to guess the actual number of patients…that would be several times higher (than the government’s statistics,” he observed. The BNP leader said the dengue started spreading in the country since 2000 while the disease turned deadly in 2018.”The children are now the worst affected. The queue of dead bodies is increasing. But the government is least bothered about it. There’s no initiative to contain the dengue outbreak. He also depicted the picture of corruption of ``thousands of crores'' in the name of dengue prevention by Dhaka North and South City Corporations. Fakhrul slammed the government for increasing the prices of medical equipment and treatment materials to prevent dengue. The BNP Secretary General urged their party leaders and workers to come forward to control the dengue situation and stand beside the affected people.

Five new dengue patients have been hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning, health authorities said. No new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Don’t pay heed to rumours over closure of educational institutions: Ministry Three of the new patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while remaining two were admitted to hospitals in other divisions. A total of 105 dengue patients -- 95 in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions -- have died so far since January, 2021. Some 35 dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the country as of Saturday. Of them, 24 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while remaining 11 at hospitals outside Dhaka. Read: JS goes into session Sunday This year, some 100 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue so far and 65 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

Three more dengue patients have been hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning, health authorities said. No new death was reported during the period, and no new patients were hospitalised outside Dhaka during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read:Dengue: 14 new patients hospitalised in 24 hrs All the new patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka division. A total of 105 dengue patients -- 95 in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions -- have died so far since January, 2021. Some 35 dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the country as of Thursday. Read: Dengue: Four more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Of them, 24 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while remaining 11 at hospitals outside Dhaka. This year, some 94 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue so far and 59 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

Three more dengue patients have been hospitalised in Dhaka in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, health authorities said. No new death was reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Dengue: 9 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs The  new three patients are undergoing treatment at different  hospitals in Dhaka. A total of 105 dengue patients -- 95 in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions -- have died so far since January, 2021. Some 43 dengue patients are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday. Read:Dengue: 29 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Of them, 27 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while remaining 16 at hospitals outside Dhaka. This year, some 77 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue so far and 34 dengue patients have left hospital after recovery, said the DGHS.

Nine more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, health authorities said. No new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 105 dengue patients- 95 in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions- have died  so far since January, 2021. Read: Dengue: 1 dies, 31 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Among the new patients, three are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka and the six other cases have been reported from outside the division. Some 52 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Thursday. Of them, 30 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 22 were listed outside Dhaka. Read: Covid surge in Bangladesh: 5,000 get infected in just one week This year, some 61 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue so far and nine dengue patients have left hospital after recovery, said the DGHS.

Four more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, health authorities said. The death toll from Dengue fever remained unchanged at 105 as no new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Dengue: 29 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs It said 95 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, two are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka and the two other cases have been reported from outside the division. Some 47 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday. Read:Dengue: 11 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Of them, 29 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 18 were listed outside Dhaka. This year, some 48 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue so far and one dengue patient has left hospital after recovery, said the DGHS.

Four more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning, health authorities said. Fatalities from dengue remained unchanged at 105 as no new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Dengue: 1 dies, 31 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs It said 95 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. All four dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka. Some 59 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday. Read: Dengue: 11 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Of them, 31 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 28 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 28,429 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 28,365 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

Another person died and 31 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, health authorities said. With the latest death, fatalities from dengue rose to 105 in the current year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It said 95 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, two were undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 29 cases have been reported from outside the division. READ: Dengue: 11 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Some 63 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Thursday. Of them, 34 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 29 were listed outside Dhaka. READ: Dengue: 15 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Since January, some 28,425 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 28,257 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

Fifteen more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, health authorities said. Fatalities from dengue remained unchanged at 104 as no new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Dengue:11 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs It said 94 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, five are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 10 cases have been reported from outside the division. Some 78 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday. Read: Dengue: 9 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Of them, 44 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 34 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 28,383 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 28,104 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

Bangladesh reported one more death from dengue  and hospitalisation of 70 new patients in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, health authorities said. The latest death was reported from Dhaka division. With the latest death, fatalities from Dengue rose to 104 in the country  this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It said 94 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Ten patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 60 cases have been reported from outside the division. Some 114 patients who were diagnosed with Dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday. Of them, 68 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 46 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 28,299 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 28,081 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.