Dhaka, July 25 -- The dengue cases, a mosquito borne disease, have been hiked across the country at an alarming proportion infusing fear and panic into members of the public and demanding immediate actions from the departments concerned to rein in the menace.

This month (July) has witnessed highest infection as monsoon season is being considered the month of Aedesaegypti's breading.

According to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), one more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 70 this year. The death has been reported in the Chattogram division.

During the period, 280 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fe...