Investigation report on Ad-din newborn deaths submitted
Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain reviewed the findings.
The government probe committee has submitted its investigation report on the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka's Moghbazar, an incident that sparked widespread concern over neonatal care and hospital management systems.
Md Mohsin, head of the three-member committee formed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, confirmed that the report was submitted to the health ministry secretary within office hours today (3 June). He added that Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain had already reviewed the findings.
The deaths occurred in the early hours of 27 May, just a day before Eid-ul-Adha, when six newborns aged between one and four days died within hours of each other in the hospital's post-operative ward and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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According to hospital authorities, two of the infants were brought dead to the NICU from the post-operative room, while the remaining four died while undergoing treatment. The exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
In the immediate aftermath of the incident, officials from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and grieving family members raised concerns over possible shortcomings in hospital management and ventilation in the post-operative unit.
The health ministry formed a three-member probe committee on the same day, instructing it to submit a report within three days. Later, four additional members were included in the investigation team, and the deadline was extended to today to allow further statements, including from the mothers of the deceased infants.
Md Zahid Raihan, additional director general (administration) at DGHS, confirmed that the report had been submitted, while declining to comment on its contents.
The ministry's Public Relations Officer Mahmudul Hasan said Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain would brief the media on the findings at 4pm today.
Meanwhile, a separate investigation committee formed by DGHS is still continuing its work and is expected to submit its report in the coming days.
The incident has drawn renewed attention to neonatal care standards in private healthcare facilities, as authorities await the official findings that are expected to clarify what led to the tragic deaths.
