DNCC fines four hospitals

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday fined four hospitals in the capital’s Uttara area after Aedes larvae and breeding grounds were found on the premises of the institutions.

A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Sajid Anwar conducted a drive in Uttara and fined Popular Hospital Tk 2 lakh, Women’s Medical College and Hospital on Jasimuddin road Tk 2.50 lakh, Lubna Hospital on Garib Newaz Avenue Tk 30,000, and Japan Kaguchi Hospital in sector-4 Tk 25,000, according to a DNCC press release.

Besides, two mobile courts of DNCC conducted drives in Baridhara and Karwan Bazar areas yesterday.

In Baridhara, the mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Hemayet Hossain fined the owners of 11 buildings a total of Tk 1 lakh as Aedes mosquito larvae and breeding grounds were found there, says the press release.

In Karwan Bazar, a mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Mir Nahid Ahsan fined Saatbari Constructions Tk 50,000 after finding Aedes larvae at its construction sites.

DNCC will continue mobile court drives in the city, the release added.