The number of dengue cases in Barguna in the first two months of the year was 21. This year this number increased to 83. However, no casualties have been reported so far this year. There were no casualties even in the first two months of last year.
Barguna civil surgeon Mohammad Fazlul Haq said, however, that this time the dengue situation is quite worrying. He said, “We do not have any precautionary arrangements. Only we can ensure treatment of patients. But, it is the responsibility of local government agencies to run mosquito eradication programmes.”