Dhaka, April 24 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed Bangladesh as being at "high risk" for measles.

The UN agency has also expressed concern about the spread of the disease and the public health risks it poses.

In a report published on Thursday, the WHO assessed the measles situation and made several recommendations to the government.

It was prepared after the National IHR Focal Point of Bangladesh notified WHO of a spike in measles cases driven by sustained domestic transmission on Apr 4.

The WHO stated that the risk at the national level is high due to "ongoing transmission across multiple divisions, the large number of susceptible children, documented immunity gaps, and the occurrence of suspected measles-related de...