In 2023, Bangladesh endured one of the world’s deadliest dengue outbreaks. It is now showing early signs that it may be headed toward another punishing mosquito season.Although dengue numbers remain relatively low by peak monsoon standards, Bangladesh has already officially recorded 2,688 infections and five deaths as of May 10, according to the Directorate General of Health Services dengue dashboard.During the same period last year, the country had reported around 1,773 confirmed cases and three deaths, data showed.Epidemiologists warn that the conditions that fueled previous large-scale outbreaks are once again falling into place: intermittent heavy rainfall, weak and inconsistent mosquito-control campaigns, overstretched hospitals and a population simultaneously exposed to several disease threats.The risk is growing as Bangladesh’s healthcare system is already struggling with a deadly measles resurgence. According to the latest Health Services figures, at least 409 people have died from measles-related illness since mid-March.This includes both laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths among children showing measles-like symptoms.Public hospitals and pediatric wards are already under severe pressure handling the measles outbreak, raising fears that the country could soon face two concurrent public-health emergencies. The possibility of simultaneous dengue and measles outbreaks is becoming increasingly alarming, fear the healthcare experts.Bangladesh’s recent history offers a grim warning. In 2023, dengue killed 1,705 people and infected more than 321,000, according to researchers writing in IJID Regions, making it the deadliest year on record.The study described dengue’s annual recurrence as “a persistent threat” and noted that Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna and Barishal bore some of the heaviest burdens. It also warned that temporary, reactive vector-control measures were helping drive mosquito resistance rather than solving the problem.#WATCH | #Bangladesh faces a nationwide #measles surge affecting all 64 districts; Death toll reaches 424. Most of the children who died are reportedly less than one year.Experts and #WHO cite vaccination laxity under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, leading to rising… pic.twitter.com/9wYPo8e0o6— DD India (@DDIndialive) May 13, 2026