Dengue: the flood we refuse to drain

Each monsoon, Bangladesh braces for floods. Yet, our most dangerous floods form in stagnant drains, discarded cups, or puddles behind slum dwellings, where the Aedes mosquito spreads dengue. In 2023, dengue killed 1,705 and infected more than 321,000-our deadliest epidemic. It should have been a turning point, but it has...