ABAshish Barua

1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Ashish Barua

   How the measles vaccine drive exposed gaps in coverage and data (opens the original)

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   As of September 15, Bangladesh’s measles death toll since the outbreak began earlier this year stands at 1,036. According to the DGHS, a total of 153,279 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country since mid-March, of whom 147,386 have recovered. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently lists Bangladesh’s outbreak as the largest active measles outbreak in the world. A thousand-plus child deaths should already be a national emergency. What makes it

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2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Ashish Barua

   Bangladesh’s climate pledges need political ownership (opens the original)

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   At a seminar in Dhaka on August 29, civil society organisations (CSO) led by the Center for Participatory Research and Development took stock of something most of the country has largely forgotten it agreed to: the 12 UN human rights recommendations on climate change, accepted by Bangladesh in November 2023. The recommendations covered cyclone warning systems, a rights-based climate-displacement policy, protection for older persons and persons with disabilities, and improved data on climate-sens

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