Govt must open an inquiry to establish individual responsibility.

DGHS says the death toll since March 15 has risen to 311

Amid public anger over child deaths, key health adviser to interim govt says outbreaks usually result from several long-term factors and that vaccine procurement approvals were given on time

Children with measles-like symptoms in several remote hill settlements of Kurukpata union under Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila are being treated with local remedies and herbal medicine as Mro families struggle to access healthcare.

The interim government’s ineptitude and apathy that eventually led to a measles outbreak has so far left 294 children dead, say experts and officials.

Says remaining children will be vaccinated soon

The shift to open tender triggered delays, stalled immunisation and left Bangladesh facing a widening measles crisis, it says

As much as 74 percent of the confirmed measles patients did not receive either of the two doses of the vaccine, while 14 percent received only one dose, government data show.

At least 83 patients have been undergoing treatment with measles symptoms in Bandarban, including some confirmed cases, as of Monday, according to the district civil surgeon’s office.

Despite the ongoing nationwide vaccination campaign, the rise in measles cases appears undeterred.

Every report of a child dying from the ongoing measles outbreak has left us not only saddened, but ashamed.

Measles cases and deaths continue to rise with the situation unlikely to improve much until the second week of May despite the ongoing vaccination campaign, experts say.

The World Health Organization has assessed the national risk of the ongoing measles outbreak as high, citing continued transmission, a large pool of susceptible children, immunity gaps, and suspected measles-related deaths.

Hospitals have been instructed by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to stop transferring patients with measles symptoms on account of a shortage of beds.

Tarique Rahman tells parliament some testing kits have arrived while others remain stuck at customs; blames previous govts for years of vaccine import failures

Earlier drives in 30 upazilas and four city corporations now scaled up nationwide

It is unfortunate that parents are often driven to poverty simply to keep their children healthy and alive in Bangladesh, where citizens pay more than two-thirds of their total health expenditure out of their pockets.

In March alone, amid a sudden measles outbreak, some 229 patients died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) awaiting ICU beds. Ninety-one of the deceased were children. Many died on waiting lists, never receiving the treatment they needed, and the numbers are still rising.

Around 12.20 lakh children aged six months to under five years expected to be vaccinated under this initiative

Since the measles outbreak began in late March, Rajshahi division has faced a severe health crisis, worsened by non‑functional intensive care facilities.