Six Newborns Die Ad-Din Hospital

Six newborn babies, aged between one and three days, died within hours of each other in the post-delivery ward of Ad-Din Hospital, a private facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Health officials, including Prabhat Chandra Biswas, head of the government's health department, launched an investigation. Nahida Yasmin, a director at Ad-Din Hospital, confirmed the investigation. The non-functioning air conditioning in the ward, with temperatures around 32C, was noted as a potential factor, creating a suffocating atmosphere. The Bangladesh — Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh) is testing for technical faults in the air conditioning or electrical equipment. Initial information from Zahid Raihan, a health department spokesman, did not suggest mistreatment. Families expressed nervousness, with some considering transferring their children.