Dhaka has witnessed a rise in Zika virus cases, with eight individuals testing positive for the virus over the past three months.

Prof Tahmina Shirin, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), confirmed the developments to the media on Wednesday.

This comes after 5 cases were reported last year, all of whom have since recovered and are no longer at risk.

Zika virus was first detected in Bangladesh in 2014.

There is no specific treatment for the virus; instead, care is symptomatic. In many cases, patients show no symptoms at all, making detection more challenging.