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Measles-Rubella Laboratory, Ministry of Health &amp; Family Welfare, Govt. of Bangladesh)<br>\u00b7 Dr. Sanjoy Kumer Dey (Professor, Department of Neonatology, Bangladesh Medical University &amp; Member Secretary, Faculty of Pediatrics, BCPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5 Date: 5th May, 2026<br>\u23f0 Time: 10:30 AM \u2013 12:30 PM<br>\ud83d\udccd Venue: Senate Hall, Jahangirnagar University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open for: Faculties, researchers, physicians, students, policymakers and journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Free entry<br>\ud83d\udd04 Please share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s unite science and policy to combat measles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">BSM_Seminar #MeaslesOutbreak2026 #PublicHealthBangladesh #JU_Microbiology<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM), in association with the Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, presents: BSM Seminar Series:Measles Outbreak 2026 \u2013 A Call for Scientific Action and Policy Reform in Bangladesh \ud83c\udfa4 Expert Panel:\u00b7 Firdausi Qadri, PhD (Emeritus Scientist, Enteric and Respiratory Infections, icddr,b)\u00b7 Dr. Khondoker Mahbuba Jamil (Former Head, National Polio-ES &amp; 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