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Wednesday | October 14, 2026 | Dhaka

Measles claims 6 more lives

 City Desk
 Published: 12:01 AM, 14 October 2026

Six more children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,170, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The DGHS classified all six latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. The number of suspected deaths has now reached 1,066, while confirmed measles deaths remain at 104.

During the 24-hour period, 1,074 new suspected measles cases were reported, bringing the cumulative total nationwide to 207,371.

Meanwhile, 139 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, raising the total number of confirmed infections to 22,712.

Since March 15 this year, a total of 184,269 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 176,672 have recovered, according to the DGHS.