Bangladesh, Oct. 11 -- The country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities rose to 1155 this year as eight more children died in 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all eight latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.

With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,051, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 104.

A total of 955 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 203,848.

Meanwhile, 131 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 22,3...