Samples of insecticides to exterminate Aedes mosquitoes will arrive from abroad within a day or two, DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has said.
People are panicked as hundreds of dengue cases continue to be reported from across the country every day. Dhaka, the capital, is the epicenter of the disease.
Islam’s comment came amid heavy criticism over the city corporations’ failure to control mosquitoes responsible for dengue fever.
“We’ll purchase insecticide after testing the samples,” he said at the inauguration of an anti-mosquito drive and awareness raising programme at City’s Uttara area.
He said the DNCC will now be able to purchase insecticides but the government will ensure the standard.
Dengue cases are still surging across the country as 1,712 more patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Thursday morning. Of them, 1,150 cases were reported from the capital alone.