Dhaka, May 20 -- A disabled father is facing the grim prospect of selling his only piece of land to afford a Tk 15,000 "immuno-booster" injection required to save his seven-month-old son, currently battling a severe case of measles in the capital.

Identified only as Tajim, the child was rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute after his condition deteriorated.

For his father, Mohammad Aslam, the soaring cost of critical care has pushed his family to the brink of financial ruin. Aslam was born with non-functional legs.

"My son's condition is critical. Just one injection costs Tk 15,000 after he was admitted to the ICU," Aslam told bdnews24.com at the hospital's specialised measles ward.

"I...