Alleged child death due to gas cylinder incident at a hospital in Shyamoli

A child died at Shyamoli Baby Care and General Hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka, following an alleged gas cylinder explosion on the evening of June 23, 2026. While the victim's family claims an explosion caused the death, the hospital authorities deny this, attributing the incident to a gas pipe leakage in the oxygen supply room. Mohammadpur police are investigating the incident, though no physical evidence of an explosion was initially found at the site.