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Web Desk(National Times)- Bangladesh recorded 194 child deaths due to measles in an\u00a0outbreak\u00a0<\/a>that began last month, while the number of suspected child cases exceeded 28,000, the government data showed on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between three and five children died from the disease every day for the past week. Five children died on Wednesday, including three in the capital Dhaka, and another five on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government said it launched a robust nationwide vaccination programme since the outbreak began on March 15, the worst in the South Asian nation for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur target is to vaccinate 18 million children,\u201d health department spokesman Zahid Raihan told AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo far, we have covered a little over one-fourth of our target, and it may take another two weeks to see the impact of this vaccination programme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Md Sajib and Afsin Meem lost their three-year-old son, their only child, on Tuesday, and a photograph of a relative carrying his tiny body along a road was shared extensively on news sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter noticing a rash on our son\u2019s skin, we rushed him to the hospital. Five days later, we brought him back dead,\u201d Sajib told AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe had a high fever and breathing difficulties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measles is one of the world\u2019s most contagious diseases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and is spread through coughs and sneezes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can affect people of any age but is most common among children, and can cause complications that include brain swelling and severe respiratory problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, speaking in parliament on Wednesday, blamed the previous government of Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled<\/a> in a 2024 revolution, and a subsequent caretaker administration for failing to vaccinate the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh has made significant advancements in vaccinations to tackle infectious diseases, but a measles drive that was due in June 2024 was delayed by the deadly uprising that toppled Hasina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe autocratic government that we ousted, together with political parties both inside and outside parliament, did not procure vaccines,\u201d said Rahman, who took power<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahman said Bangladesh was receiving assistance from the UN children\u2019s agency, but there was a shortage of testing kits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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