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Bangladesh Bank has announced a stimulus package worth 600 billion taka ($4.9 billion) to revive shuttered factories and boost economic growth. The package aims to address the slowdown in the country's economy.

A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has impacted nearly 50,000 children, with 350 suspected deaths reported. Disrupted vaccine access is cited as a contributing factor to the surge.

UNICEF spokesman Miguel Matthias Munius is in Bangladesh and attributes a local outbreak to 'Influken' that have grown over time. The outbreak is causing severe complications, including lung or ear infections, which can be fatal.

Bangladesh is experiencing an energy crisis due to scarce and expensive diesel fuel. Approximately half of the country's energy demand is met by supplies from the Middle East.

Bangladesh and India exhibit the highest death rates attributed to air pollution, with 29.6 and 22.7 deaths per 100,000 population, respectively. Pakistan follows with 15.8 deaths per 100,000.