What happened, where and when?

Since the onset of 2023, Bangladesh has faced a significant escalation in the dengue outbreak, with a distressing 321,179 hospitalizations and 1,705 fatalities recorded from January to December. Bangladesh experienced the highest number of dengue cases and fatalities in the last five years. From July 2023, Bangladesh saw a sharp rise in dengue-infected cases (43,854 cases), and the highest number of dengue cases were recorded (79,598 cases) in September 2023. The highest death toll was also recorded (396 people) in September 2023.