Patients and their relatives at Ad-Din Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area faced severe distress after the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revoked the hospital’s license following the deaths of six newborns. Many expressed anger and staged protests, while some began leaving the facility. Hospital authorities said they were no longer admitting new patients. The situation was observed on Friday, June 12, when parents of newborns in the NICU protested, urging reconsideration of the government’s decision.

Relatives said transferring critically ill infants and patients from ICU, NICU, HDU, and CCU units would be risky. They argued that Ad-Din offered better and more affordable care than other private hospitals. The hospital reported 243 admitted patients, including 50 newborns in NICU. The DGHS had canceled the license after finding the hospital’s response to a show-cause notice unsatisfactory. Law enforcement was deployed for security after the announcement.

Hospital director Md. Tarikul Islam Mukul said they would appeal for reconsideration and pledged to renovate the ward where the six infants died within three months.