A case application has been filed against former interim government chief adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus and four others over alleged negligence leading to child deaths from measles. The application was submitted on Monday, June 8, 2026, to the Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jasita Islam’s court by Mujibur Rahman Iqbal, Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-5. Court bench assistant Ashutosh confirmed the filing but said the hearing has not yet taken place.
The accused include former health adviser Nur Jahan Begum, former health secretary Md. Saidur Rahman, former special assistant to the chief adviser Dr. Muhammad Sayedur Rahman, and former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services Dr. Md. Abu Zafar. The complaint alleges that under Dr. Yunus’s leadership, the interim government failed to import measles-rubella vaccines through UNICEF, causing a vaccine shortage and resulting in hundreds of child deaths and thousands of illnesses.
The complaint further claims that the accused officials deliberately delayed vaccine procurement, violating citizens’ basic rights. A government adviser earlier stated that the administration would investigate why vaccines were not provided during that period.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৮ জুন ২০২৬, ১১: ৩৮আপডেট : ০৮ জুন ২০২৬, ১২: ০০ হামে ব্যর্থতা ও শিশু মৃত্যুর ঘটনায় অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের সাবেক প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ড. মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস ও সাবেক স্বাস্থ্য উপদেষ্টা নূর জাহান বেগমসহ পাঁচজনের বিরুদ্ধে মামলার আবেদন করা হয়েছ
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