Bangladesh dengue deaths top 100, August could be worse

FILE PHOTO: People sleep on three-wheeler carts using mosquito nets, following a surge of dengue-infected patients, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh is experiencing a surge in dengue cases and deaths, with health experts warning that August could bring an even more severe outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease if urgent action is not taken.

Dengue has killed 101 people and infected 24,183 so far this year, official data showed, placing a severe strain on the country’s already overstretched healthcare system.