Dhaka, April 30 -- The United Nations children's agency UNICEF sees the possibility of the measles outbreak weakening in Bangladesh by May, raising hope for a sigh of relief at a time when the country nears 36,000 suspected cases.

Riad Mahmud, health manager (immunisation) of the global children's agency, on Wednesday revealed the prediction, saying the ongoing vaccination campaign resulted in fewer cases in 30 Upazilas.

He addressed a briefing in the conference room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka.

The government rolled out the special vaccination drive in the 30 high-risk areas on Apr 5.

Citing the government data, the UNICEF official, however, said a staggering 74 percent of children infected with meas...