Rajshahi division recorded 1,874 dengue patients in August 2026, with Naogaon district reporting 41 cases. Health officials urge mosquito control measures.
Dengue cases have risen alarmingly across Rajshahi division, with 1,874 patients receiving treatment at hospitals in August 2026, according to the divisional health office. Naogaon district reported 41 dengue cases during the month, while neighboring districts saw varying levels of infection.
Chapainawabganj recorded the highest number of cases among the eight districts in the division with 643 cases, emerging as a dengue hotspot. Sirajganj followed with 363 cases, Bogra with 165, Natore with 56, Pabna with 42, Naogaon with 41, Rajshahi with 25, and Joypurhat with four cases.
Among medical college hospitals in the division, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital treated the highest number of patients at 228, including two fatalities. One death occurred on August 30 when a 39-year-old man from Chapainawabganj succumbed to dengue, and another patient died on August 11.
A recent survey in Rajshahi city found Aedes mosquito larvae in 24 of 75 houses inspected, with the city's Breteau Index reaching 61.33, well above the World Health Organization's high-risk threshold of 20. Health officials have urged intensified mosquito control measures, sanitation drives, larvicide application, fogging operations, and public awareness campaigns, particularly in the worst-affected districts of Chapainawabganj and Sirajganj.