Four newborn babies died after they were allegedly given out-of-date antibiotic injections at a government hospital in Tangail on Friday.
Following the incident, the government has formed a committee to investigate the death of the newborns.
The three-member body consist of Dr Naharin Nasim, director for Dhaka Division of the DGHS, Dr Shafi Uddin, associate professor of Mymensingh Medical College and Dr M Nozabot Hossain, DGHS deputy director, according to a health ministry press release.
The committee has been asked to submit a report within three days.
The four infants were aged between two and nine days and died in the Special Child Care unit of Tangail Sadar Hospital between 10am and 12pm, according to UNB.
Three of the babies were admitted with pneumonia and respiratory problems on Thursday.
The father of the fourth, Shah Alam, said his nine-day-old child was brought to the hospital with pneumonia related problems on September 26, but died “as it was given the out-of-date injection.”
Outraged by the deaths, the victims’ relatives and locals tried to attack the doctors, who fled the scene before police arrived to bring the situation under control.
Regarding the incident, the hospital’s Assistant Director Dr Nur Mohammad claimed the injections were not out-of-date.
He gave the version that the babies died due to their ailments.
