DHAKA, Oct 25, 2025 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 659 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours.

“During the period, (of the 659) 126 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 104 in Chattogram division, 170 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 57 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 124 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 31 in Khulna division and 47 in Mymensingh division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts,  Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 259 deaths while the disease inflicted 64,297.

The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.