Desk Report:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed relevant authorities to take necessary measures to raise public awareness regarding dengue prevention. These measures include making public announcements in neighborhoods and delivering awareness-raising messages—outlining necessary actions to prevent the disease—during Friday prayer sermons.
He issued these directives on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) during a meeting on dengue prevention and control held at the Cabinet Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat.
Noting that the coming months are critical for dengue control, the Prime Minister directed relevant government agencies to work in a coordinated manner. He also emphasized the need to intensify preventive activities in areas with high infection rates and stressed the importance of ensuring active public participation in these initiatives.
The meeting highlighted the importance of generating public awareness through regular announcements in neighborhoods, disseminating information on protection and necessary actions against this mosquito-borne disease during Friday sermons, and intensifying cleanliness drives.
Additionally, emphasis was placed on maintaining cleanliness in government residential quarters and hospital premises, as well as further strengthening coordination among the relevant government agencies regarding dengue prevention.
