Senior Advocate Yunus Ali Akhand filed the petition with the court in the public interest on Monday
June 15, 2026
Senior Correspondent
bdnews24.com
A lawyer has filed a petition at the High Court challenging the decision to cancel the licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar over the death of six newborns at the facility.
Senior Advocate Yunus Ali Akhand filed the petition in the public interest on Monday.
Authorities move against the hospital following six “unexplained” newborn deaths
He says no step will be delayed when public interest is involved
At least 176 patients have left as of 2:30pm on Friday
“There were no doctors or nurses present at the time, and the mothers’ concerns were not taken seriously,” he says
At least 176 patients have left as of 2:30pm on Friday
A memo instructs that all patients referred from the hospital be given immediate and proper treatment
