Anti-Aedes drive: Gulshan-2 building owner fined Tk 2 lakh

A mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today fined the owner of a building Tk 2 lakh after finding Aedes mosquito larvae in a dirty rooftop at Gulshan-2 in the capital.

DNCC Executive Magistrate Sajid Anwar led the drive at road no. 44 and found Aedes larvae amid generally favourable conditions for mosquitoes to breed.

The mobile court found many clay pots filled with water, rejected cans, commode and weeds on rooftop.

The magistrate fined him under Local Government City Corporation act 2009.

The magistrate said their drives will continue.