The High Court has given the government until November 11 to inform the court the actual number of dengue-related deaths.
The order came from the bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir on Wednesday.
The High Court also fixed November 11 for the next hearing after the two city corporations of Dhaka filed petition seeking time, reports UNB.
Deputy Attorney General Barrister Kazi Mainul Hasan represented the state while Barrister Toufique Enam Tipu stood for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
File photo of a mother-child pair with dengue sits inside a protective net in this photo taken at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital | Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
On August 28, the High Court ordered the government to inform it about progress of steps to control the spread of dengue. The city corporations sought more time from the court on Wednesday to file the report.
On July 4, the court on its own volition issued a rule ordering to take steps within 24 hours to control the spread the mosquitoes responsible for diseases like dengue and chikungunya.