, May 4 -- The country on Monday recorded 17 deaths from measles and similar symptoms, the highest single-day toll since the outbreak of the highly contagious but preventable disease in March this year.

Of the new deaths recorded in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday, two were confirmed as measles-related, while the remaining 15 were classified as suspected, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the suspected deaths, highest 10 were recorded in Dhaka district.

With this, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 52 and suspected deaths to 259 since March 15.

According to DGHS data, a total of 1,302 suspected measles cases were recorded in the past 24 hours. Since March 15, the total nu...