Staff Reporter:
National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Sunday called for an im-mediate declaration of a national emergency over the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, urging the gov-ernment 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 a press conference at the party’s tem-porary office in Banglamotor in the afternoon.
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.
At the same press conference, the party unveiled a preliminary list of 100 candidates for upazila and municipality-level local government elections.
, most of whom he identified as BNP-aligned to contest mayoral elections while still in office would compromise electoral integrity from the outset.
He also accused several administrators of neglecting their duties, citing cities plastered with political posters left entirely unaddressed.
Asif raised concerns over a renewed deterioration of law and order and push-in at borders.
