Six people have died from suspected measles in the past 24 hours until Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
All the fatalities were reported from Dhaka division.
During the same period, health authorities detected 613 new suspected measles cases and 78 confirmed cases across the country.
DGHS said a total of 581 patients were admitted to hospitals, while 479 patients recovered and were discharged.
Since 15 March, when the current measles surveillance period began, Bangladesh has recorded 122,763 suspected cases and 15,272 confirmed cases as of 25 July.
During this period, 1,05,298 patients required hospitalisation, while 1,01,535 patients recovered after receiving treatment and were discharged.
The death toll from suspected measles has now reached 721, while 95 deaths have been recorded among confirmed measles cases.
Dhaka division has reported the highest number of measles-related fatalities, according to the DGHS data.






