A weeklong special drive to control Aedes mosquitoes that spread Dengue will kick off on Sunday, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday. The mayor made the announcement on Saturday at an awareness campaign against Aedes mosquito at Uttara in the capital. Read: Warned Myanmar against firing shots towards Bangladesh, says Home Minister The drive will be conducted by separate teams in each 10 zones under DNCC, he said.  Mobile courts led by executive magistrates will take immediate legal action upon finding Aedes larvae, he added.

The periphery of the proposed pilot route will be extended from Ghatarchar to Kachpur under the Bus Route Rationalisation activities to bring discipline to the mass transportation sector.