### [2026-07-5](/feed/2026/07/5/index.md)

##### 2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
# A complaint is filed in a Dhaka court against former interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nur Jahan Begum, and two other health officials from the Yunus ministry over their roles in the measles epidemic in the country including child deaths. 




### Sources:

1. [Daily Sun Bangladesh](https://www.daily-sun.com/bangladesh/884320/lawsuit-petition-filed-against-yunus-3-others-over-child-s-death-from-measles)
2. [Dhaka Tribune](https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/414379/case-petition-filed-against-yunus-3-others-over)

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