Monday | 8 June 2026 | Reg No- 06

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BREAKING:

● Measles deaths: Application to sue Yunus submitted, later dismissed ● Ansar-VDP deployed in 11 border dists ● Bangladesh, Russia to review ties ● BGB on high alert along Bishwamvarpur border to prevent push-in attempts ● Measles deaths: Application to file case against Yunus, 4 others ● Oil prices spike over 3pc as Iran-Israel tensions escalate ● 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Bhutan jolts Dhaka, northern Bangladesh

Measles deaths: Application to file case against Yunus, 4 others

Published : Monday, 8 June, 2026 at 12:07 PM Count : 23

Observer Online Report

An application has been filed seeking to file a case against five individuals, including former Chief Adviser of the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus and former Health Adviser Nur Jahan Begum, over allegations of 'negligence death' of children in measles.

The petition was submitted by Mojibur Rahman Iqbal, lawmaker from Kishoreganj-5, on Monday with the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Joshita Islam.

Plaintiff's lawyer Salauddin Laskar said that the application has been submitted, but the hearing has not yet taken place.

Former secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Md Saidur Rahman, former special assistant to the chief advisor Md Sayedur Rahman and former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Md Abu Jafor have been requested to be named as suspects in the case.

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