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Bangladesh investigates deaths of 6 newborns in Dhaka hospital

The infants, aged one to three days old, were staying in the post-delivery ward when air conditioning failed in the early hours of May 27.

Published: 11:40am, 28 May 2026

At least six newborn babies died in the post-delivery ward in Bangladesh within hours of each other on May 27, 2026. The infants, aged between one and three days, were in the post-delivery ward of Ad-Din Hospital, a private facility in the capital Dhaka.

Bangladesh investigates deaths of 6 newborns in Dhaka hospital

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The infants, aged one to three days old, were staying in the post-delivery ward when air conditioning failed in the early hours of May 27.

The infants, aged one to three days old, were staying in the post-delivery ward when air conditioning failed in the early hours of May 27.