Three children died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours till 8am Friday, pushing Bangladesh's combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 750.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified the latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths rose to 657, while the number of laboratory-confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 93.
A total of 901 new suspected measles cases were reported during the same period, raising the nationwide tally to 109,899.
Meanwhile, 128 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were recorded, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 13,326.
Since March 15, a total of 92,831 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country. Of them, 89,234 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
