Five more die of dengue

Five more people died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, raising this year's fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 128, reports UNB.

During the period, 440 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases keep rising, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two deaths were reported from Madaripur and Narsingdi, while another was from Chattogram raising the death toll in Chattogram to 38.