In the control room at the Directorate General of Health Services in Dhaka, data on Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak flashes across multiple computer screens. Government analysts have been busy collecting and monitoring the impact of the disease across the country since cases were first reported last April.
In 2023, the total reported cases of dengue numbered 321,179, with 1,705 deaths recorded, a massive jump from the year before, when 62,000 people were known to have had the
