Published: 12:30 AM, 23 April 2026
No measles vaccines were imported by interim government: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman informed Parliament yesterday that Bangladesh government aims to immunize around 2 crore children with
vaccines to prevent further outbreaks of measles. -PID
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman informed Parliament yesterday that no measles vaccines were imported by the immediate past interim government. Tarique Rahman spoke very high of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) saying that UNICEF has sent to Bangladesh a great deal of measles vaccines in the meantime. The government aims to immunize around 2 crore children with measles vaccines, the Prime Minister said.
On the other hand, five children died from measles and measles-like symptoms from 8am yesterday to 8am during last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the same period, 1,229 patients with measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals nationwide.
Of these, 188 cases were lab-confirmed as measles. So far this year, at least 38 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh. In addition, 190 children have died with symptoms consistent with measles. DGHS data shows that between 15 March and 21 April, a total of 3,934 measles cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.
According to the latest health bulletin, 27,164 suspected measles cases have been identified nationwide.
