The country is grappling with its worst outbreak of dengue fever with 1,712 people being hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease in the 24 hours till Thursday (Aug 1) morning.
Of them, 1,150 cases were reported in worst-hit Dhaka, the capital.
On Wednesday, the number of dengue cases all over the country was 1,477, while 1,300 on Tuesday 1,096 on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Currently, 5,838 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country, it said.
So far, 14 people have died this year, according to official figures. However, the media reports at least 50 deaths from dengue fever.
From January 1 till the date, 19,517 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals while 13,661 of them released after treatment, says the DGHS.
Hospitals and clinics across Bangladesh are facing a shortage of facilities, making them struggle to provide services to patients flooding with dengue symptoms.
Almost all hospitals in Dhaka, home to more than 20 million people, are struggling to cope with the increasing flow of dengue patients, with many public hospitals accommodating patients on the floors.
Dengue is common in South Asia, especially during the monsoon season which runs from June to September, and there is no specific treatment, but with early detection and access to proper medical care fewer than 1 percent of sufferers die from the disease.
Globally, the number of dengue cases dropped in 2017-2018, but there has been a sharp increase in 2019, especially in Australia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.
The number of patients diagnosed with dengue this year in Bangladesh has reached an all-time high.
The dengue virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito which has grown rapidly along with urbanisation and globalisation because it thrives in tropical mega-cities and is easily spread in goods containing small puddles of water.
Searching for and destroying mosquito breeding places, use of mosquito net as well as repellents, and seeking early consultation when the first signs and symptoms of the disease strike are the most effective ways to prevent and cure dengue.
Doctors suggest taking rest and plenty of fluids such as oral saline, coconut water, juices in fever. Medicines other than paracetamol are restricted without the doctor's advice.