Health Minister Sardar Md. Shakhawat Hossain announced that dengue patients across Bangladesh will receive free medical treatment. He said strict mobile court operations will be conducted nationwide to control the spread of dengue. The announcement came on Tuesday afternoon during a meeting at the Secretariat with owners of private hospitals and diagnostic centers to discuss dengue prevention.

The minister stated that private medical colleges must reserve 10 percent of their beds for dengue patients, who will also receive an 80 percent discount on diagnostic tests. Treatment will be free, though patients will bear the cost of food and medicine. Special larvicidal drugs will be used to destroy mosquito larvae, and four dengue cases have been reported so far. He emphasized that dengue is a national problem requiring collective effort beyond government action.

A three-month nationwide awareness campaign will begin on Saturday, and doctors will receive training on dengue treatment protocols. City corporations will also work to prevent mosquito breeding in all residential and institutional areas.