Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr. Zahed Ur Rahman announced that the government will investigate why measles vaccines were not administered during the interim government period. He made the statement on Tuesday at the Secretariat during a weekly briefing in response to reporters’ questions. The investigation aims to determine whether any negligence by the interim administration contributed to the deaths of over three hundred children showing measles symptoms.

Rahman stated that 16.1 million children aged six months to under five years have received the vaccine, reaching 89 percent of the target, and full coverage is expected within days. He added that health departments have begun preparations to combat dengue outbreaks. This week, 2.2 million additional mixing syringes arrived in the country with support from UNICEF and Gavi for the ongoing measles-rubella vaccination campaign.

He also discussed government initiatives to improve public transport management in Dhaka, including plans for electric buses and the introduction of an ETC system on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway.