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Mosquitoes thrive on DCC-ministry feud

SOHEL ISLAM .
Mosquito control may suffer a setback as Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and the local government, rural development (LGRD) and cooperatives ministry are at loggerheads over transfer of a high official.
Controversy brew up when Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka on Sunday replaced Assistant Director of Dhaka Mosquito Control Department (DMCD)
Farid Uddin Ahmed with DCC's sole entomologist Nasimuz Siraj for what the DCC said was non-cooperation and inefficiency.
"I have not handed over my charge, as the DCC has no authority to transfer me. I have consulted with the LGRD ministry on the order," Ahmed said, adding the ministry told him not to hand over responsibility without its directive.
"I handed machinery and about 300 fieldworkers back to the DCC as they are theirs. Another 300 fieldworkers are
still working under me in DCC's 10 zones to carry out an antimosquito programme," said the assistant director of the DMCD under the LGRD ministry that works together with the DCC on mosquito control.
"The DMCD assistant director is attached to the DCC and it is authorised to transfer him. DCC Chief Executive Officer Habibur Rahman and I went to the DMCD for his release," said Mahanagar Hospital Director Noor-e-Alam Patwari who joined the DCC as chief health officer (in charge) after DCC
Chief Health Officer Azizul Haq went to New Delhi for a 12-day training.
Despite repeated attempts, the mayor could not be reached for comment.
The DCC health department seems to be in a shambles, as the recent reshuffle appointed some officials with doubted expertise to man important posts.
The setbacks facing mosquito control got a sharp edge because of the absence of DCC chief health officer and Health
Officer (in charge) Latifur Rahman, who is also in Delhi for the training.
Rahman was an assistant health officer of DCC's zones 7 and 8 before he was given the current responsibility.
Sanjida Begum is now holding the position of health officer temporarily in addition to her responsibility as assistant health officer of DCC's zone 5.
The previous health officer, Shahidur, was made OSD (officer on special duty) on Sunday on charge of corruption.