Measles

Measles

Children receive treatment during Bangladesh's measles outbreak. File Photo/Mehedi Hasan

Measles: Death toll reaches 994 as three more children die in 24hrs

The latest DGHS update records 1,043 new suspected cases and 55 laboratory-confirmed infections in 24 hours.

A child with measles with his/her mother. Photo: Collected

Measles: Death toll reaches 991 as 4 more children die in 24hrs

Children receive treatment at a hospital amid a measles outbreak in Bangladesh. Photo: UNB

Special measles vaccination campaign to begin this month: Health minister

A child with measles with his/her mother. Photo: Collected

Measles: Death toll reaches 986 as 3 more children die in 24hrs

Children receive treatment at a hospital amid a measles outbreak in Bangladesh. Photo: UNB

Measles death toll reaches 983 as 4 more children die in 24 hours

Children receive treatment during Bangladesh's measles outbreak. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles outbreak: Death toll reaches 973 as six more die

A mother carries her child suspected of having measles-like symptoms at a hospital in Bangladesh. File photo: UNB

Measles: Death toll hits 963 as 3 more die in 24 hrs

Children receive treatment during Bangladesh's measles outbreak. File Photo/Mehedi Hasan

Measles: Death toll reaches 930 as 2 more children die in 24hrs

Children receive treatment during Bangladesh's measles outbreak. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Primary healthcare gets priority; measles, dengue pose challenges

Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Measles: Death toll reaches 925 as 3 more children die

Children receive treatment during Bangladesh's measles outbreak. File Photo/Mehedi Hasan

82% of children who died from measles lacked breastfeeding for first 6 months: Study

A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at the DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles outbreak may take 2-3 months to control fully: State minister

Amid a severe measles outbreak in Dhaka, a large number of children are receiving treatment at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, where new cases are rising daily, and patients are being referred from various hospitals. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

92% of measles deaths among unvaccinated children, 16 lakh more children up for shots