Salahuddin Laskar, lawyer for the plaintiffs, say the petition has been filed but a hearing has yet to be held
June 08, 2026
Staff Correspondent
bdnews24.com
A petition has been submitted to file a case of “negligence” against former chief advisor to the interim government Muhammad Yunus, former health advisor Nurjahan Begum, and three others over the deaths of children from measles.
Kishoreganj-5 MP Mujibur Rahman Iqbal filed the application in the court of Dhaka's Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam on Monday.
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92 people with confirmed measles cases have now died, alongside 550 others with suspected cases
The official death toll since the outbreak rises to 613
The nationwide death toll linked to the disease climbs to 91
