NCP calls for national emergency over measles outbreak
The party also urges the government and opposition to set aside blame-games and work together to contain the crisis
National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today (10 May) called for an immediate declaration of a national emergency over the measles outbreak in Bangladesh.
The party also urged the government and opposition to set aside blame-games and work together to contain the crisis.
"The situation of children across the country due to measles is extremely precarious. The government and opposition must work hand in hand to address this," Asif told during a press conference at the party's temporary office in Banglamotor in the afternoon.
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Demanding a probe into the sudden surge of measles cases, Asif said it was essential to investigate whose negligence or irregularities allowed the outbreak to spiral out of control.
He raised concerns over a renewed deterioration of law and order, saying mob culture had yet to be reined in.
On border tensions, he alleged a fresh spike in killings of Bangladeshi nationals by India's Border Security Force (BSF), urging the government to summon the Indian High Commissioner and demand an explanation.
He also condemned what he described as rising communal violence against Muslims in West Bengal following the BJP's assumption of power there, adding that the new chief minister had threatened Bangladesh with "push-ins."
Asif called on Dhaka to respond firmly and build a stronger diplomatic capacity to counter such threats from across the border.
