TBM Report
The official government inquiry committee investigating the tragic deaths of six newborn infants at the Ad-Din Hospital in Mogbazar submitted its final dossier on Thursday, concluding that the facility’s physical infrastructure is fundamentally unfit for healthcare operations. The probe verified that gross clinical negligence, structural non-compliance, and an absolute breakdown of emergency medical response by attending physicians and nursing staff directly caused the fatalities.
Addressing a press briefing at the Ministry of Health secretariat on Thursday afternoon, Health Minister Serdar Md. Sakhawat Hossain disclosed the critical findings of the three-day forensic and administrative investigation. The fatalities occurred on May 27 within ‘Post-Operative Ward No. 2’—a 900-square-foot room that was dangerously overcrowded with nearly 50 individuals, including 11 neonates and their families. The probe confirmed that the ward’s air conditioning units were non-operational for an extended duration, and due to zero natural ventilation, oxygen levels plummeted while carbon dioxide reached toxic concentrations, causing asphyxiation.
Furthermore, the investigation documented a criminal lack of accountability among the nursing staff on duty, who routinely ignored the desperate pleas of mothers as the infants’ vitals deteriorated. No medical officer was stationed in the critical post-operative sector, and the hospital lacked an active Emergency Medical Response protocol. Additionally, the Capital Development Authority (RAJUK) confirmed that the hospital management systematically altered the building’s approved blueprints layout, even illegally operating a commercial bakery on the 9th floor. Minister Hossain affirmed that statutory penalties and structural sanctions under the private medical regulations will be formally executed by Sunday, adding that future nationwide private hospital licensing will mandate strict pre-clearance from RAJUK and the Department of Environment.
