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The number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms in the country has crossed 1,300. Five more people died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of deaths from measles and its symptoms since 15 March to 1,304. Of them, 1,199 died with symptoms, while 105 died after measles was confirmed.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in a press release today, Friday.
According to the DGHS, in the past 24 hours (from 8am yesterday, Thursday, to 8am today, Friday), three people died with measles symptoms in Sylhet, one in Dhaka and one in Mymensingh. In the same period, 148 new measles cases were confirmed in different parts of the country, and symptoms were found in 1,271 people.
Since 15 March this year, the highest number of deaths with measles symptoms, 535, occurred in Dhaka division. It was followed by Sylhet division with 213, Chattogram with 120, Rajshahi with 93, Mymensingh with 93, Barishal with 70, Khulna with 57 and Rangpur division with 18.
According to the DGHS, measles symptoms have been found in 2,45,562 people since 15 March. Of them, 2,19,247 were admitted to hospital and 2,10,401 have recovered and left hospital. In the same period, measles was confirmed in 25,028 people.
By the numbers
According to the DGHS, deaths from measles and its symptoms stood at 1,002 as of 9 September 2026, Samakal reported that day.
According to a Risingbd report of 19 October 2026, total deaths had reached 1,201 by that day, of which 1,097 were with symptoms and 104 from confirmed measles.
Sources
Background sources: Samakal, 9 September 2026 — https://samakal.com/bangladesh/article/371942/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2; Risingbd, 19 October 2026 — https://www.risingbd.com/health/news/667298
