DGHS to issue letter to Ad-din Medical College over student clinical training concerns

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will send a letter to Ad-din Medical College seeking clarification on where its students will conduct clinical classes and internship training.

DGHS Additional Director General Dr Rubina Yasmin told reporters this afternoon (14 June) that operating a hospital is a mandatory requirement for running a medical college.

"As Ad-din hospital is currently closed, they must inform us where their students will carry out clinical training and hospital-based education," she said.

She added that the institution will be given three days to submit a detailed plan outlining the arrangements for clinical training and internships.

"We will send them a letter. They must inform us within three days where clinical activities and internships of their medical students will continue," she said.

Dr Yasmin further noted that Ad-din Group operates other hospitals, and the feasibility of using those facilities for student clinical practice will be assessed after receiving their proposal.

Ad-din hospital came under scrutiny following the deaths of six newborns in its post-delivery ward on 27 May, the day before Eid.

A probe committee formed by the Ministry of Health later found evidence of negligence, citing possible causes such as overcrowding, prolonged air-conditioning failure, lack of alternative ventilation, and high carbon dioxide levels.

Following the investigation, the DGHS cancelled the hospital's licence after rejecting its explanation.

Director General of Health Services Pravath Chandra Biswas said the hospital is no longer authorised to provide medical services, and patients should be transferred as soon as possible.