Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The debate over the origins of COVID-19 has remained one of the most contentious scientific and political issues of the modern era. More than five years after the pandemic transformed the world, new revelations continue to fuel questions about how governments, scientists, and public institutions handled the issue. A recently disclosed memorandum, reportedly obtained by the Counterlawfare Institute, has brought fresh attention to these questions by outlining a proposed US Department of Justice investigation into the role of senior health officials, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the influential scientific paper The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2.

According to the document, dated June 8, 2025, former Depa...