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ever it finds accumulated rainwater. Eventually, these spots will transform into breeding grounds. During field visits, I found a neglectful attitude when it comes to identifying and destroying the sources.”

Bashar urged for a collaborative effort by locals, organisations, and government bodies to destroy such sources. He said not all offices and institutions are taking proper measures to reduce mosquito breeding sources.

“Aedes mosquitoes have already laid huge number of eggs in different containers, those will hatch now, thanks to the rain. This will worsen the situation,” said GM Saifur Rahman, assistant professor of medical and applied entomology at National University.

Meanwhile, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Jahangirnagar University and DNCC to enhance research and chalk out ways to eliminate Aedes mosquitoes.

“Based on the agreement, we will identify mosquito varieties to help the authorities know about the type of mosquitoes present in different areas,” said Prof Basher.

The research team will also investigate the density of those mosquitoes creating 10 sentinel sites in 10 DNCC zones.