Ad-Din Hospital has decided to pay Tk 8 million in compensation to each of the six families whose newborns died at the facility. The decision was reached through joint discussions between the hospital authorities and the affected families, according to the hospital’s lawyer, Shishir Monir. Each family had already received Tk 1 million earlier, and previously announced benefits will remain in place.

The hospital had earlier pledged long-term support for the families, including free lifetime medical services excluding medicine, and free education opportunities at Ad-Din-run institutions. Scholarships or tuition waivers will be provided for expensive programs such as medical college, and eligible family members may receive employment opportunities within Ad-Din organizations.

Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Health Services has granted Ad-Din Hospital an additional 48 hours, until June 9, to respond to a show-cause notice regarding the deaths. The deaths occurred on May 27 in the post-operative ward of Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar, where a government investigation found evidence of negligence by hospital authorities.