Dhaka, April 24 -- Bangladesh's measles deaths were not just a public health tragedy; they were the result of avoidable vaccine mismanagement under the interim government, and accountability must now be at the heart of the national response. By early April, Bangladesh faced a grim reality: nearly 100 children had died in a suspected measles outbreak, with thousands more infected. Al Jazeera, citing health ministry data, reported at least 98 suspected deaths in three weeks and 6,476 suspected cases among children aged six months to five years (AFP, 2026). The images were heartbreaking, but the deeper truth is more disturbing: these children did not die from measles alone. They died amid state failure.

Measles is a vaccine-preventable dise...