Dengue has become an epidemic in the country due to corruption in the health sector, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today (10 September).
"The whole country is shivering with dengue fever. The news of dengue-related deaths is now the main headline in the media. On average, about 20 people die daily," he said during a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office in the capital today.
"We do not know how many patients are suffering from dengue due to poor quality kits and negligence of the government. But it is easy to imagine that the actual number is several times more than what's being declared," Fakhrul said.
Dengue disease has become acute due to a lack of diagnostic kits in addition to their poor quality. "The price of medical equipment to prevent dengue, such as mosquito-killing medicines and sprays, has increased a lot in recent days", he said.
Fakhrul also alleged that Dhaka North and South City Corporations have looted thousands of crores of taka in the name of dengue prevention.
