A probe committee has been formed to investigate the death of six newborns at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in the capital's Moghbazar area on Wednesday morning.

Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Prabhat Chandra Biswas said a high-level probe committee has been formed to investigate the deaths of the six newborns.

The committee has been asked to submit its report within the next 72 hours and the government will take strict action based on its findings, he told reporters after visiting the hospital’s children’s ward on Wednesday afternoon.

The committee included a joint secretary from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a deputy director-level official from the DGHS hospital wing and another DGHS official.

The committee will examine whether there was any negligence in hospital management, shortcomings in treatment and whether there were any environmental problems in the room where the newborns were kept, he said.

“Particular attention will be given to any technical faults, including issues related to the air-conditioning system. Technical experts will be co-opted into the committee if needed,” he added.

Prof Biswas said the government would take appropriate action at different levels if any negligence in service, dereliction of duty or infrastructural and technical faults are found.

Describing the situation, he said 11 mothers were staying at the facility including six mothers with newborns aged between one and three days.

The remaining five newborns were undergoing treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) due to birth-related complications.

He said the delivery ward was located on the building’s second floor, while the NICU was on the fifth floor.

Referring to the condition of the room, Prof Biswas said an ‘asphyxiating environment’ was found there early in the morning, possibly due to air-conditioning-related complications or other reasons.

Acting Secretary of the Health Ministry and DGHS Additional Director General (Administration) Prof Dr Md Zahid Raihan was also present during the visit.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC, the USA capital city, this afternoon after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events in New York.

She reached Washington DC from New York by road at 6pm.

On her arrival in Washington DC, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran received the premier with a flower bouquet, reports BSS.

Earlier, she left her Place of Residence, Lotte New York for Washington DC at 12:30pm.

She arrived in New York on September 17.

The prime minister will leave Washington DC for London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, on September 29.

She will stay in London till October 3.

After wrapping up her visit, the prime minister will leave London for home and scheduled to reach Dhaka on October 4.

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