, April 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government has taken necessary steps to contain the measles outbreak, expressing sorrow over the deaths of children from the disease.

"Many of our children have died from measles. It is very unfortunate. We are trying to ensure that the situation can be managed in the coming days," he told Parliament replying to a supplementary question from opposition lawmaker Salah Uddin Ahmed (Gazipur-4).

Thanking the lawmaker for raising the issue, Tarique Rahman described the situation as 'very unfortunate' and blamed the previous governments for the lapse.

Referring to the previous two governments, he said measles vaccines for children had not been imported for several years during...