Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The high density of Culex mosquitoes in the capital and other parts of the country is unlikely to ease anytime soon, experts say, at least until the rains arrive and local government authorities become fully functional.

The surge in mosquitoes has made life uncomfortable both indoors and outdoors, with their numbers in February about 40 per cent higher than in the previous two months, they forecast.

Experts warn that the menace is likely to intensify further in March.

Faulty application of larvicides and poor waste management have worsened the situation, entomologists said.

Prof Kabirul Bashar, a medical entomologist and teacher at Jahangirnagar University (JU), who has been monitoring the situation, told The Financi...