Three more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am on Wednesday, raising Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 831.

Of the latest fatalities, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified one as a laboratory-confirmed measles death and two as suspected measles-related deaths.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 735, while laboratory-confirmed deaths now stand at 96.

During the same period, the DGHS recorded 996 new suspected measles cases, taking the cumulative nationwide total to 126,540.

The health authorities also confirmed 79 new measles infections through laboratory testing, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 15,739.

According to DGHS data, 109,366 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country since March 15. Of them, 105,198 have recovered.