Dhaka, May 20 -- Against the backdrop of a severe measles outbreak claiming children's lives across the country, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh Rana Flowers has added fuel to the raging criticism surrounding the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government's vaccine management.

Addressing a press conference in Dhaka on Wednesday, Flowers revealed that the UN children's agency had dispatched five to six urgent letters to the health ministry under the interim administration, alongside holding at least 10 high-level meetings to warn of critical vaccine shortages.

She said concerns were raised consistently about procurement gaps and weakening supply chains that could affect immunisation coverage nationwide.

The revelation come...