A worker sprays anti-mosquito fog in Dhaka， Bangladesh清流新闻， on Aug. 20， 2023. (Xinhua)

DHAKA， Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka conducted mosquito eradication drives in many parts of the city as part of marking World Mosquito Day while the country is grappling with a deadly dengue outbreak.

The South Asian country on Sunday registered 10 more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count， taking the toll from the disease this year to 476， the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported.

A worker sprays anti-mosquito fog in Dhaka， Bangladesh， on Aug. 20， 2023. (Xinhua)

A worker sprays anti-mosquito fog in Dhaka， Bangladesh， on Aug. 20， 2023. (Xinhua)

Workers spray anti-mosquito fog in Dhaka， Bangladesh， on Aug. 20， 2023. (Xinhua)

A worker sprays anti-mosquito fog in Dhaka， Bangladesh， on Aug. 20， 2023. (Xinhua)

A worker sprays anti-mosquito fog in Dhaka， Bangladesh， on Aug. 20， 2023. (Xinhua) ■