One more people was died from dengue fever in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,699 this year.
During the period, 134 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.
A total of 902 dengue patients, including 300 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,20,835 dengue cases and 3,18,234 recoveries this year.
September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
