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Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said the negligence of two previous governments caused thousands of child deaths from measles and measles symptoms. He made these remarks as the chief guest on Saturday at the opening ceremony of the “Nationwide Special Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign-2026” held at the T&T playground in Mohakhali, Dhaka. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), measles and measles symptoms have claimed 1,084 lives in the country this yea...

State Minister of Health MA Muhit said 97 percent of age-eligible children who had not received a single dose were identified with measles and it will take two to three months to bring the measles outbreak under control and stabilize the healthcare situation. He made these remarks on Wednesday at a seminar held at the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute to share research findings on pediatric measles. Muhit added, “It will take at least two to three months to bring measles under c...

Four more children died with symptoms of measles across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Sunday to 8 am Monday, while health authorities identified 1,145 new suspected and confirmed cases of the disease. The information was released Monday in the Directorate General of Health Services'...

At least seven more children have died in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Friday to 8 am Saturday, across the country due to complications linked to measles symptoms, according to health authorities. The deaths were reported between Friday morning and Saturday morning, while 887 new suspected cases...

Bangladesh faces a staggering health crisis as measles cases surpass 1,00,000, despite government claims of exceeding vaccination targets by over 4,00,000 children. Within the last 24 hours, the country reported more than 1,000 new infections and five deaths. Since 15 March, the total number...