Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Mushtaq Ahmed Shawon Narayanganj is now witnessing a dengue outbreak that has surpassed epidemic levels. Almost every household in the city and its suburbs has dengue patients. Alarmingly, even the two government hospitals in the city are overrun with mosquitoes. The dengue wards are unbearably hot, adding to patients' suffering.

In the past month alone, nine people including school students and parents have died in areas such as Deovogh Laxmi Narayan Akhra, Nandipara, and Bhuiyanbag in Jiuspukurpar. In suburban neighborhoods like West Deovogh Banglabazar, Kashipur, Masdair, Bholaile, and Baraivogh, daily reports of dengue deaths have become the norm. Narayanganj city is now overwhelmed by the severe outbreak. So far, mo...