Dhaka, March 25 -- The country may face a worsened dengue situation this year, if the government fails to take proper precautionary measures. With the spells of rain before and after the Eid-ul-Fitr, a friendly environment has been created across the country for dengue larvae breeding, said experts.

Besides, the local government bodies across the country, which have been poorly functioning since the fall of the Awami League regime, need to be empowered to control the dengue situation.

However, the experts expressed hope that the newly-appointed political administrators may help in this regard.

"If the local government bodies fail to prepare beforehand, the dengue situation will be worse this year than last year," Prof Kabirul Bashar, a...