Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 45 this year.
During the period, 399 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Of the new patients, 267 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, DGHS said.
Fourteen hundred and ninety eight patients, including 1,117 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 7,238 dengue cases and 5,695 recoveries this year.
The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
