Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- Describing the official efforts to tackle the outbreak of the mosquito-borne viral fever, she mentioned Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam breaking his leg while inspecting a house in a drive against Aedes aegypti larvae.

The government efforts were on to find out ways to prevent Aedes mosquito from breeding, she said in the closing speech of the 11th parliament's fourth session on Thursday.

Dhaka South Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon visited Singapore to see how the country was fighting dengue, Hasina noted.

"And the mayor of the north, the poor fellow, broke his leg after a fall while checking houses for garbage," she said.

The DNCC mayor injured his leg during an event to get rid of Aedes mosquito larvae at a house on A...