Dhaka, April 27 -- Five children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the deaths reported, one was confirmed as measles-related, while four others were classified as suspected.

With this, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 44 and suspected deaths to 220 since March 15.The DGHS data shows that a total of 1,358 suspected measles cases were recorded in the past 24 hours. Since March 15, the cumulative number of suspected cases has risen to 33,386.

During the 24-hour period, 90 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 4,69...