A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the government’s decision to cancel the license of Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar, Dhaka.
The petition was submitted on Monday at the Supreme Court by lawyer Advocate Yunus Ali Akand.
Earlier on June 11, the government revoked the hospital’s license, according to an official order.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) stated in its directive that the hospital would have the option to appeal the cancellation order within 30 days.
The move comes after the deaths of six newborn babies in the hospital’s post-operative ward in the early hours of May 27. The infants were between one and three days old.
A case was later filed at Ramna Police Station by Habibur Rahman, the father of one of the deceased infants, alleging negligence leading to death.
In response, the Ministry of Health formed a three-member investigation committee to probe the incident.
