Measles kills 450 kids in Bangladesh; probe sought into Yunus’ vax policy

DHAKA: With measles sidesplitting implicit 450 kids successful Bangladesh since mid-March, a tribunal bid has been sought for barring erstwhile interim govt main advisor Muhammad Yunus and 24 others from leaving the state pending completion of probe into the shortage of measles vaccines during his tenure.Though measles is highly preventable with 2 doses of vaccine — administered from property of 9 months — Bangladesh allegedly had a terrible shortage of vaccines betwixt 2024 and 2025, erstwhile Yunus was main of the interim govt.In his PIL, filed earlier Bangladesh High Court and apt to beryllium heard Monday, Supreme Court lawyer M Ashraful Islam has sought directives for govt to analyse the relation of Yunus and the others implicit the measles vaccine issue.Health experts and doctors nether the banner of ‘Bangladesh Child Protection Initiative’ person blamed the interim govt and the past wellness medication for the vaccine shortage that triggered the outbreak. They demanded that Yunus and erstwhile wellness advisor Nurjahan Begum look trial.