The Directorate General of Health Services has canceled the license of Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area following the deaths of six newborns. The decision was announced on Thursday afternoon by Professor Dr. Prabhat Chandra Biswas, Director General of the Directorate, after the hospital’s explanation was deemed unsatisfactory.

Earlier, Health Minister Sardar Md. Shakhawat Hossain had stated that he was not satisfied with the hospital authority’s explanation regarding the deaths. The incident occurred on May 27 between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., when six newborns died at the hospital. Following the event, an investigation committee was formed, and the hospital’s owner, Sheikh Mohiuddin, was issued a show-cause notice asking why the license should not be revoked.

The notice, issued on behalf of the Director General, gave the hospital until 5 p.m. on June 7 to respond within 72 hours. The license cancellation followed the hospital’s failure to provide a satisfactory reply.