Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh has reported five more suspected measles deaths in a 24-hour count.

The Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday said 1,255 people were hospitalised with suspected infection and 84 patients tested positive for the disease during the same period.

The latest fatalities bring the total number of deaths from suspected measles symptoms this year to 1,003, while 101 deaths have been confirmed as measles.

Altogether, the death toll linked to the outbreak has reached 1,104.

According to a DGHS bulletin released, three of the latest deaths occurred in the Dhaka Division, with one each recorded in Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the 24 hours to 8am on Monday.

Dhaka Division has suffered the highest fat...