Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Thursday found Aedes mosquito larvae in five buildings including an under-construction building of real estate developer DOM-INNO, during a drive.
After visiting 30 houses and under-construction buildings, two DSCC mobile court teams fined Tk 4,75000 in six cases after finding a favourable environment for Aedes mosquito breeding at five of them.
The drive was led by Executive Magistrate AH Irfan Uddin Ahmed and Tanjila Kabir Tropa in city’s Kadamtala, Basabo school, Hirajhil Goli, WASA road, Naya Paltan and Shanti Nagar areas.
Executive Magistrate Tanjila Kabir Tropa said, “I’ve fined earlier the same under construction building owned by DOM-INNO in April this year with Tk 20,000 after finding Aedes Larvae breeding inside it.”
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The same building was fined by Executive Magistrate AH Irfan Uddin Ahmed in 2019 with Tk 1 lakh for the same reason yet it still remained a breeding place for Aedes mosquito, she said.
601 people diagnosed with Dengue since January
In the country, 601 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and of them, 450 have been released after recovery until Thursday.
Bangladesh reported 36 new dengue cases in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning as concern mounted over the spread of the mosquito-borne disease during the monsoon.
The recent spike in dengue cases has compounded worries as the country continues to grapple with the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A total of 151 patients diagnosed with dengue are currently receiving treatment at different government and private hospitals across the country as of Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Thirty-six new patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka in the last 24 hours and none was reported to be hospitalized outside Dhaka during the period.