Dhaka keeps fighting deadly mosquitoes the wrong way despite expert warnings about rising dengue cases. City leaders refuse to change their old pest control methods that doctors run instead of trained bug specialists. Both major city corporations lack proper mosquito management departments and continue using chemicals from decades ago. All four official insect control jobs remain empty across the capital city.
Dengue killed 25 people between January and early July this year in Dhaka's two main districts. Professor Kabirul Bashar warns the disease could spread like wildfire next month without urgent action. Construction sites breed dangerous mosquitoes but nobody has organized cleanup drives since last summer's outbreak. City officials promised to copy successful methods from Kolkata back in 2019 but never followed through.
Kolkata beats dengue using teams of trained workers who hunt mosquito babies every single day. Their system tracks exactly how many bugs live in each neighborhood and responds fast when someone gets sick. Expert bug scientists oversee the whole operation and report directly to the mayor each week. Each area has special units that destroy mosquito breeding spots before they become dangerous.
Dhaka does the opposite and just sprays poison around the city hoping it works. Medical expert Touhid Uddin Ahmed says doctors should not handle bug control because they keep failing at the job. The city needs real mosquito scientists who understand how these insects live and multiply. Spraying adult mosquitoes does nothing compared to stopping them from breeding in the first place.
Dengue killed 25 people between January and early July this year in Dhaka's two main districts. Professor Kabirul Bashar warns the disease could spread like wildfire next month without urgent action. Construction sites breed dangerous mosquitoes but nobody has organized cleanup drives since last summer's outbreak. City officials promised to copy successful methods from Kolkata back in 2019 but never followed through.
Kolkata beats dengue using teams of trained workers who hunt mosquito babies every single day. Their system tracks exactly how many bugs live in each neighborhood and responds fast when someone gets sick. Expert bug scientists oversee the whole operation and report directly to the mayor each week. Each area has special units that destroy mosquito breeding spots before they become dangerous.
Dhaka does the opposite and just sprays poison around the city hoping it works. Medical expert Touhid Uddin Ahmed says doctors should not handle bug control because they keep failing at the job. The city needs real mosquito scientists who understand how these insects live and multiply. Spraying adult mosquitoes does nothing compared to stopping them from breeding in the first place.
