DHAKA, Bangladesh — A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has led to 15 confirmed deaths, officials said on Wednesday, as the ​government readies to launch an emergency immunization programme ‌as part of e...

Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month.

Health Ministry figures ​show there have been ⁠17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected deaths and more than 7,500 suspected infections ‌nationwide.