Dhaka, April 25 -- Dhaka is not experiencing a dengue outbreak but, instead, many of the patients being treated for the mosquito-borne illness in hospitals across the capital are coming from outside the city, says Shajahan Mia, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator.

He made the remarks at a press conference at the Rabindra Sarobar to mark a special cleaning and mosquito killing drive at 8:00 am on Friday. The DSCC has launched the drive with the slogan, "Let's keep our yards clean and create a clean city".

Dhanmondi has been divided into seven zones and 700 workers are cleaning those areas. In particular, pipes and drains where mosquitoes breed will be cleaned and pesticides will be applied, as per a bdnews24.com report....