The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) fined nine building owners a total of Tk 1.53 lakh on Monday after discovering Aedes larvae during a mosquito eradication drive.
In Mohammadpur under Ward-33, three homeowners were fined a total of Tk 1.05 lakh. The DNCC Executive Magistrate of Region 5, Md Abdur Rafiul Alam, conducted the drive.
In the Tejgaon area under Region 3, Executive Magistrate Nashid Kaiser Riad fined two homeowners Tk 20,000. In the Mirpur Shah Alibagh area, a fine of Tk 15,000 was imposed on the owners of two under-construction buildings.
In the Badda area under Region 10, the Regional Executive Officer and Executive Magistrate Nasima Khanam led the campaign, imposing a fine of Tk 10,000 on one house.
In Uttara Sector 4 and 6 areas under Region-1, Executive Magistrate Md Nazmul Hossain imposed a fine of Tk 3,000 on one house.
Additionally, regional executive officers conducted campaigns in other regions, while assistant health officers distributed leaflets and made public announcements across the ten DNCC regions to raise public awareness about dengue control.
