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Six more people have died with measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours. During the same period, measles symptoms were found in 1,325 people. No one died of confirmed measles during this time, but measles was confirmed in 77 people.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) gave the information in a measles-related notice today (Wednesday).
According to the directorate, measles symptoms have been found in 234,148 people in the country since 15 March. Measles has been confirmed in 24,150 of them.
Government data show that a total of 1,269 people have died of measles and measles symptoms since 15 March. Of them, 1,164 died with measles symptoms and the remaining 105 died of confirmed measles.
According to the notice, in the past 24 hours (from 8am yesterday, Tuesday, to 8am today, Wednesday), four people died with measles symptoms in Dhaka division and one each in Sylhet and Khulna divisions.
The highest number of symptom-related deaths so far has been in Dhaka division, at 521. It is followed by Sylhet division with 204, Chattogram 112, Rajshahi 93, Mymensingh 89, Barishal 70, Khulna 57 and Rangpur division 18.
Background
A World Health Organization report on 23 April cited the depletion of MR vaccine stocks nationwide in 2024-2025, gaps in routine immunisation and the absence of a national supplementary measles-rubella campaign since 2020 as reasons for the decline in vaccine coverage. Bangladesh notified the organisation of the matter on 4 April.
According to the organisation, an emergency MR campaign for children aged 6 to 59 months began on 5 April in 30 upazilas of 18 districts and was expanded nationwide on 20 April.
By the numbers
According to DGHS data, 1,082 people died with measles symptoms and 104 of confirmed measles between 15 March and 16 October, bdnews24.com reported on 16 October.
Sources
Background sources: World Health Organization, 23 April 2026; bdnews24.com, 16 October 2026
