Dhaka, May 12 -- Nine children died from measles and symptoms consistent with the highly contagious yet preventable disease in the country in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new deaths, three were confirmed as measles-related, while the remaining six were classified as suspected.

With this, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 68 and suspected deaths to 356 since March 15.

Six children die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

According to DGHS data, a total of 1,105 suspected measles cases were recorded in the 24 hours, bringing the total number of such cases to 51,567.

During this period, 87 new confirmed measles cases were report...