Insecticide samples to arrive in a day or two: DNCC Mayor
Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Friday said samples of insecticides to exterminate Aedes mosquitoes will arrive from abroad in a day or two.
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...
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