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The number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms in the country is nearing 1,300. Four more people died with symptoms in the past 24 hours, taking the total since 15 March to 1,299. Of them, 1,194 died with measles symptoms, while the remaining 105 had confirmed measles.
The information was given in a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) press release on Thursday.
According to DGHS data, of the four who died with symptoms in the past 24 hours (8am Wednesday to 8am Thursday), two were from Sylhet, one from Chattogram and one from Dhaka. In the same period, 157 new measles cases were confirmed in different parts of the country, and symptoms were found in 1,384 people.
Since 15 March this year, the highest number of deaths with symptoms has been in Dhaka division — 534. It is followed by Sylhet division with 210, Chattogram 120, Rajshahi 93, Mymensingh 92, Barishal 70, Khulna 57 and Rangpur division 18.
According to DGHS figures, 2,44,291 people have shown measles symptoms since 15 March. Of them, 2,18,075 were hospitalised and 2,09,207 discharged. In this period, measles was confirmed in 24,880 people.
Background
According to a bdnews24.com report of 2 October, measles broke out in some areas of the country early this year and spread nationwide by late February; the DGHS then began keeping statistics on the disease from 15 March.
By the numbers
According to a Dhaka Times report of 2 October, the total deaths from measles and its symptoms stood at 1,114 as of that day. Risingbd reported on 26 October that the figure had then reached 1,233.
bdnews24.com reported on 2 October that, in terms of deaths with symptoms, 455 people had died in Dhaka division and 179 in Sylhet division by then.
Sources
Background sources: bdnews24.com, 2 October 2026; Dhaka Times, 2 October 2026; Risingbd, 26 October 2026
