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Wednesday | October 28, 2026 | Dhaka

Measles claims 7 more lives

 City Desk
 Published: 12:03 AM, 28 October 2026  Updated: 10:58 PM, 27 October 2026

Seven more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Tuesday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 1,240 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), six of the latest deaths were classified as suspected measles fatalities, while one was confirmed.

With the latest deaths, the number of suspected measles-related fatalities has risen to 1,135, while confirmed deaths stand at 105.

The country also recorded 1,232 new suspected measles cases during the 24-hour period, bringing the total number of suspected cases to 223,784.

Meanwhile, 63 new measles infections were confirmed, raising the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 23,541.

DGHS data showed that since March 15 this year, a total of 199,127 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country.

Of them, 191,090 have recovered, according to the health directorate.