Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet division in the past 24 hours to Sunday morning, raising the death toll from measles and related symptoms in the region to 195 this year.
The two children died while undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
The deceased are Parvez, a 22-day-old boy from Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district, and Sadia, an 18-month-old girl from Fatehpur in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district.
Of the 195 deaths reported so far this year, 81 were in Sylhet, 69 in Sunamganj, 30 in Habiganj and 15 in Moulvibazar, according to the Office of the Divisional Director of Health in Sylhet.
Currently, 447 patients with measles or measles-like symptoms were receiving treatment at hospitals across the division.
Since January 1, a total of 1,115 confirmed measles cases have been detected in the division, including 442 in Sylhet, 357 in Sunamganj, 158 in Moulvibazar and 158 in Habiganj, according to the health office.