, May 26 -- Ten more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00 am on Tuesday, taking the total death toll to 555 since 15th March 2026.

Of the new deaths, one was confirmed as measles-related while the remaining nine were classified as suspected, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among the suspected deaths, the highest three were reported in Dhaka division.

With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 88 while suspected deaths have reached 467, it said.

According to DGHS data, a total of 1,083suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 66,023.

During the same period, 53 new confir...