Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said that the report of the investigation committee formed over the death of six newborns at the capital's Ad-din Hospital has not been submitted on Saturday.
He said that it has not been possible to take the statements of the bereaved mothers yet. Therefore, the investigation committee has been given three more days and the full report will be submitted on June 3.
He said this at the Mohakhali Health Department in the capital on Saturday.
The Health Minister said, “I cannot give the report today (Saturday). I have given the committee three more days, and the report will be given on June 3. Because the statements of the bereaved mothers staying there could not be taken, it is (report) not being submitted today. A full report will be submitted based on their statements.”
The minister also said that strict action will be taken in light of the report, and no concessions will be made.
Earlier, the bodies of the six newborns were handed over to their relatives after the families requested not to conduct an autopsy on Wednesday night. A case of accidental death has been filed by the family of a newborn at Ramna Police Station in this incident.
According to hospital sources, 11 mothers and six newborns were admitted to the post-operative ward. On Tuesday (May 26) night, a mother requested the nurse to turn off the AC as she felt cold. Later, the AC was turned off for about an hour. However, when the AC was turned back on as it felt hot, two newborns fell ill within some time. They were taken to the NICU. Later, more newborns fell ill one by one and all six newborns died in the morning.
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