No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

According to daily update from the DGHS, seven patients are being treated at hospitals  the capital.

Since the beginning of this year, 280 dengue cases were reported. Of them, 273 had been discharged from hospitals.

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised across the country. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.

According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in 2019.