A 22-year-old midwifery intern died on Monday while undergoing treatment for measles-like symptoms at the ICU of Sylhet Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Measles Dedicated Hospital. The hospital’s resident medical officer, Dr. Mizanur Rahman, confirmed the death, stating that the young nurse had been suffering from symptoms consistent with measles.

According to hospital sources, the intern had been receiving treatment for an extended period at a private facility, Ragib-Rabeya Hospital, but her condition did not improve. As her health deteriorated further, she was admitted to the Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital on Sunday, May 31, and passed away the following morning despite intensive medical efforts.

The deceased was a resident of Bishwambharpur upazila in Sunamganj and was completing her midwifery internship at the Companiganj Upazila Health Complex in Sylhet. Her untimely death has cast a shadow of grief over the local health department and her colleagues, who have expressed deep sorrow at the loss.