Another 319 people were hospitalised with dengue in the past 24 hours till early Sunday, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
No new death from the mosquito-borne disease was reported during this period.
Of the new patients, 244 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 75 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.
Earlier on September 7, some 343 were hospitalised with dengue, which is the highest count in a day so far.
Some 1,260 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Saturday morning.
Of them, 1,079 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 181 were listed outside Dhaka.
Among the 54 deaths so far, 50 were in Dhaka city alone, two in Chattogram division, one in Khulna and one in Rajshahi.
Some 13,875 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January.
So far, 12,561 dengue patients have been released from hospitals after recovery.
In the month of August, the country recorded the highest number of 7,698 dengue cases of the current year.
In July, 2,286 people were diagnosed with dengue and 12 died while in June 272 cases were recorded with no deaths.
Health authorities have been recording over 200 dengue cases per day since August 1.
