Infant dies in hospital following alleged oxygen line leak or gas cylinder incident; investigation underway

On Tuesday evening, June 23, 2026, a four-month-old infant passed away at Shyamoli Baby Care and General Hospital in Dhaka. While the family alleged a gas cylinder explosion, hospital authorities attributed it to an oxygen line leakage. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has summoned the hospital for an investigation, and Mohammadpur police are also inspecting the site, finding no initial evidence of an explosion. Five other infants were transferred as a precaution.