Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Bangladesh on Saturday logged its highest single-day spike in dengue infections this year, with 1,195 new hospital admissions in the 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The figure surpasses the previous record of 1,162 cases reported on 2 November, underscoring the country's escalating struggle to contain the mosquito-borne disease.

During the same period, six more people died from dengue, raising the total death toll this year to 313. With the latest infections, the cumulative number of dengue cases has climbed to 78,543 nationwide, DGHS data show.

Of the latest fatalities, two occurred at the DNCC Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital, two at Sher-E-Bangla Medical Colle...