A total of 1,527 suspected and 53 confirmed measles cases were reported nationwide in the past 24 hours as health directorates launch emergency vaccination drive.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported five additional pediatric fatalities from complications linked to measles, taking the nationwide tally to 1,201.
Special medical camps have been established across vulnerable coastal and wetland upazilas, with mobile immunisation teams administering booster inoculations to children aged nine months to ten years.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi noted that the government led by Tarique Rahman is diligently implementing the promises made before the election.
The initiative seeks to coordinate local administrations and police to curb juvenile gangs: Public Safety Division orders community vigilance units.
BreakingHe added that the current situation had arisen because of the anti-drug operations he had carried out across the southern metropolitan area.