West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that dengue was spreading in the state from neighbouring Bangladesh.

“Dengue is spreading in West Bengal from Bangladesh. I can’t prevent anyone from entering (from Bangladesh). But border surveillance should be increased and necessary tests must be conducted on those entering India from the neighbouring country,” she said while speaking in the Assembly.

This year, four people, including a 10-year-old girl from Kolkata’s Picnic Garden area, have died due to Dengue.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, who is in Kolkata, said that his government has no issues if the West Bengal administration plans to conduct tests on those entering the state from Bangladesh. “If as a precautionary measure, India wants to take these steps we have no objection. We are doing everything to tackle the problem of dengue in our country. During COVID period too, such measures were in place,” he said