Published : 07 Sep 2026, 10:23 PM
Updated : 16 Sep 2026, 11:48 AM
Bangladesh has recorded three more deaths with measles symptoms in a 24-hour count.
Another 60 people tested positive for measles, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Monday.
This year, 100 people have died from confirmed measles and 897 with measles symptoms, taking the combined toll to 997.
The health directorate said in its regular bulletin that two people died in the Dhaka Division, while another died in Khulna in the 24 hours from 8am on Sunday.
The DGHS has been publishing measles data since Mar 15.
Dhaka Division has recorded the highest number of symptom-linked deaths at 403, followed by Sylhet with 155.
Rajshahi Division recorded 92, Chattogram 65, Barishal 56, Mymensingh 75, Khulna 37 and Rangpur 14.
Another 1,156 people with measles symptoms went to hospitals nationwide, with 1,102 admitted: Dhaka Division 408, Rajshahi 30, Sylhet 155, Chattogram 249, Barishal 135, Mymensingh 86, Khulna 79 and Rangpur 14.
Total admissions reached 145,270, with 139,831 discharged.
Suspected cases stood at 165,304 and confirmed cases at 19,756.
