Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take more effective measures in order to prevent Aedes mosquito that causing dengue fever among people across the country.
Insecticides have to be sprayed intensively to destroy the mosquito breeding spots across the country, the court said.
The court, however, didn’t issue any order on constituting a judicial commission to probe into the alleged negligence of the two city corporations and the incident of deaths due to dengue and chikunguniya.
Advocates of the state and two city corporations of Dhaka said in the court that if a judicial commission was constituted then the activities of mosquito repellent activities would be hampered seriously.
The court also asked the concerned bodies of the government and two city corporations of Dhaka to submit separate reports in the court by October 16 over the progress on preventive steps taken against the mosquito menace.
The HC bench fixed October 16 for passing further order on this issue.
The High Court bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Md Shohrowardy passed the order after hearing a Suo Moto rule issued in this regard.
Barrister Taufiq Inam Tipu appeared in the court on behalf of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Advocate Barek Chowdhury appeared for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) while Deputy Attorney General Kazi Mainul Hasan stood for the state.
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) submitted a report in the court yesterday.
On August 26, the High Court observed that the government along with the two city corporations of Dhaka cannot avoid the responsibility for not importing effective medicine in time to prevent dengue menace.
Besides, the court fixed August 28 for passing an order on whether a judicial commission will be constituted to probe into the incident of deaths due to dengue and chikunguniya, another mosquito-borne disease.
Earlier on July 14 the same HC bench ordered the DNCC and DSCC Mayors and CEOs, Health Secretary, LGRD Secretary, DG of DGHS to submit reports on what steps have been taken by them to prevent dengue and chikunguniya.
