Six more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours to 8am on Wednesday, raising Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 803.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified all six of the latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths rose to 708, while the number of laboratory-confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 95.

The DGHS also reported 904 new suspected measles cases during the reporting period, taking the nationwide total to 120,352.

Meanwhile, 133 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections to 14,841.

Since 15 March, a total of 103,078 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 99,294 have recovered, according to DGHS data.