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Friday | October 23, 2026 | Dhaka

2 more children die in measles

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:05 AM, 23 October 2026

Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,207 this year.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified both latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.

With the new deaths, the number of suspected measles fatalities reached 1,103, while confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 104, according to the health directorate.

The DGHS recorded 995 new suspected measles cases during the 24-hour period, raising the nationwide total to 217,760.

Meanwhile, 36 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed measles infections to 23,248.

Since March 15 this year, a total of 193,608 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 185,927 have recovered, the DGHS said.