Stocks of mosquito repellents in medical stores have exhausted due to dengue menace Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneWho is responsible for the mosquito repellent crisis? In response, the city corporations blamed government agencies for restricting imports of repellents. The issue goes back to August 2015, when an office of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) decided to restrict imports of finished or ready-for-use mosquito repellents. PPW Director AZM Sabbir Ibne Zahan said: “Yes, there was a restriction, but it has been withdrawn. On September 29, PPW Director Sabbir sent a letter to the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, claiming they did not restrict import of mosquito repellents.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2019 17:37 UTC