Dhaka, April 18 -- The measles outbreak has turned into an "epidemic" due to the interim government's "carelessness" in purchasing vaccines, bureaucratic procrastination and "institutional neglect" towards public health, says a group of doctors.

Addressing a press conference in the capital on Saturday, the physicians demanded that those responsible be identified and punished.

Titled "Child Deaths from Measles: What to Do in an Emergency Public Health Situation", the media briefing was organised by the "Doctors' Platform for People's Health" at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).

The remarks coincide with the prime minister's statement made earlier in the day when he dubbed the alleged failure of the previous two governments to ensure meas...