The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 5 buildings including an under-construction building of Partex Group on the first day of its combing operation launched to keep the dengue situation under control. After visiting 30 houses and under-construction buildings, the DSCC mobile court fined Tk 28,000 in five cases after finding a favourable environment for Aedes mosquito breeding at five of them. Led by DSCC's  Executive Magistrate Jahangir Alam, the drive was conducted in the capital's Dhalpur and Maniknagar areas. Also Read: Aedes mosquito: DSCC to run mobile courts from June 18 Among others, Ward No. 49 Councilor Badal Sardar, Region-5 Assistant Health Officer Dr. Shihab Uddin and others were present during the drive. Earlier, Md Mizanur Rahman, chief executive officer of DSCC, directed its officials concerned on various issues and told them to start operating mobile courts at the field level. Also Read: Legal steps if larvae of Aedes mosquitoes found in buildings: DNCC Mayor He said that it is a proven method to destroy the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes to control the dengue outbreak. Besides, public awareness is also very important to destroy the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes. Also Read: DSCC launches control room to monitor Aedes mosquito eradication campaign "We hope that through this initiative we will be able to control the dengue disease in the area under the Dhaka South City Corporation," he added.  

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged city dwellers to inform municipal authorities about Aedes mosquitoes so that  they can take necessary steps to free their homes of the menace. “We cannot reach the rooftops of your(city dwellers) buildings. So if you(residents) watch stagnant water, either clean it by yourselves or inform us and we will clean it,” he said while visiting Dhaka match factory colony area to observe the water logging situation on a regular weekly visit. “Inform us if you know the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitos in your surroundings as it is impossible for us to locate and destroy them all by going home to home,” he said. READ: DSCC drive: Aedes larvae found in 5 buildings including DOM-INNO’s Besides, 27 mobile courts of the DNCC on Wednesday sued 27 individuals and collected a fine of Tk 2,16,500  as they found conditions conducive to the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes on their premises. Sources within Dhaka North City Corporation confirmed the news to UNB. Similar drives are also going on everyday in South Dhaka too. READ: Destroy aedes-breeding puddles or face penalty, warns LGRD minister Ten mobile courts of the DSCC on Tuesday  fined owners of 24 under-construction buildings and houses Tk 3.31 lakh over the matter.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 72 houses and establishments on the fifth day of its combing operation to protect city dwellers from dengue.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday found Aedes mosquito larvae in 75 houses and establishments on the third day of its combing operation to prevent dengue outbreak.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 85 houses and establishments on the third day of its combing operation launched to protect the city dwellers from dengue.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 99 houses and establishments on the second day of its combing operation launched to protect the city dwellers from dengue.   DNCC mobile courts realised fines amounting to Tk 2.97 lakh in the process and filed 13 cases after visiting 13,299 houses and establishments in this regard.   Besides, stagnant water -- the breeding ground of Aedes mosquitoes -- was found at 7,794 houses and establishments during the drive.

No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two new dengue cases were reported on Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), following a period during which no new cases had been reported and the number of active cases had dropped to nil. The two new patients are currently being treated at a hospital, according to a daily update from DGHS. With them, Bangladesh health authorities have reported 315 dengue cases since the beginning of the year. The previous 313 patients have all been discharged from hospital following full recovery. The country had a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised and the disease spread outside capital Dhaka. According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people last year - the most since dengue became endemic in Bangladesh in the early 2000s. Experts warned that Dhaka may witness an even worse outbreak of dengue this year when the presence of Aedes mosquitoes increases dramatically in the monsoon months. So far however that has not played out.   In order to protect the city dwellers from dengue, a special clean-up operation to control Aedes mosquito was launched in all 54 wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from June 6.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has found aedes larvae at 1,601 houses and establishments and realised Tk 24 lakh in fine during the first phase of combing operation launched to protect the city dwellers from dengue.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Friday found Aedes mosquito larvae in 147 houses and establishments on the seventh day of its combing operation launched to protect the city dwellers from dengue.