Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The poor people are struggling to bear the cost of the medical treatment of their family members' attacked with dengue fever.

The lower income group of the people said when they faint with exhaustion to maintain families, the dengue infections have appeared with limitless afflictions.

"Two of my children infected with dengue fever at a time. Firstly I thought that it was ordinary fever but the doctors said that it was dengue," said Abdul Khaleque, a day labour from Jurain area in the city.

Abdul Khaleque said that he was late to take the children to the hospital. As a result the platelets level of the blood deteriorated seriously. The children need to stay in the hospital for long and their treatment costs and related...