Five deaths with measles symptoms in 24 hours: three in Chattogram, one each in Dhaka and Sylhet

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Five more people have died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours. Of them, three were undergoing treatment in Chattogram and one each in Dhaka and Sylhet. However, no one died of confirmed measles on the day. Deaths from dengue and measles continue to rise in the country.

The information was given in the Directorate General of Health Services’ measles bulletin on Tuesday.

According to the directorate, 241,556 people in the country have shown measles symptoms since 15 March, while measles has been confirmed in 24,610. In the 24 hours from 8am on Monday to 8am on Tuesday, 87 new measles cases were confirmed, and there were 1,357 suspected patients in the same period.

According to the government count, a total of 1,289 people have died of measles or with measles symptoms since 15 March. Of them, 1,184 died with symptoms and 105 of confirmed measles.

By division, the highest number of deaths with measles symptoms, 531, was in Dhaka division. It was followed by 207 in Sylhet, 118 in Chattogram, 93 in Rajshahi, 90 in Mymensingh, 70 in Barishal, 57 in Khulna and 18 in Rangpur division.

Background

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain told the Jatiya Sangsad on 6 April that the outbreak had occurred because no measles-rubella vaccination campaign had been held in the country in the past five and a half years — Bangla Tribune reported this that day.

By the numbers

Citing Directorate General of Health Services data, Jugantor reported on 9 September that by then 100 people had died of confirmed measles and 899 with symptoms; 166,461 people had shown symptoms, and measles had been confirmed in 19,835.

Sources

Background sources: Bangla Tribune, 6 April 2026; Jugantor, 9 September 2026