Dhaka, April 6 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Md Sardar Sakhawat Husain on Monday told Parliament that the recent surge in measles cases in Bangladesh stems from vaccination gaps and mismanagement by previous governments, including the immediate past interim administration.

Responding to a notice raised by National Citizen Party (NCP) MP Akhter Hossen, he said the country's last special measles-rubella vaccination campaign was conducted in December 2020 and has not been repeated in over five and a half years, although such campaigns are scheduled every four years.

"As a result, many children, including newborns, have remained outside the vaccination coverage and are now infected by measles," the minister said.

He also clarified ...