With the dengue situation worsening across the country, all hospitals should ensure free dengue testing and treatment with government assistance, Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of Opposition Ghulam Muhammad Quader has said.

He also said action should be taken against those who are responsible for the situation. If evidence of corruption and negligence is found against them, strict action should be taken, he added.

Quader also said that 2019 had the highest dengue outbreak in history. That year, 21 out of 98 wards of the capital were at high risk of dengue. But this year, 55 out of 98 wards of the capital are at high risk of dengue, according to the government survey. This actually proves the dire situation.

He said there is no effective action from the government to tackle the dengue outbreak.

Besides, he said, doubts have arisen among the common people about the efficacy of the insecticides that the government is applying to curb the outbreak.

If we can't control the situation now, its consequences will be dire in the future, he mentioned.