Measles outbreak

Measles outbreak

A growing number of children infected with measles are receiving treatment at the DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali amid a severe outbreak in Dhaka. The hospital is seeing a steady rise in new admissions every day, with many patients being referred from other healthcare facilities. Most of the affected patients are children. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

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A total of 1,052 patients presenting with measles-like symptoms were admitted to various hospitals nationwide

A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

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A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS

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Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital on 7 May 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

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Children suffering from measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital on 7 May 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

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A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

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A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS

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Children suffering from measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital on 7 May 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

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A child undergoing treatment for measles at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, as cases surge across the city and hospitals see a growing influx of young patients. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

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