Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A newborn who suffered severe burns after an incubator allegedly overheated and caught fire at Royal Care and Surgical Hospital in Dhaka has died.

The infant died around 3pm on Wednesday in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for a postmortem examination.

Following the child's death, the father, Golam Rabbani, filed a case against Royal Care Hospital with Chawkbazar Police Station.

The infant was born early on Saturday morning in Ward 212 at DMCH to Rabbani and Shapla, a couple from Kahalu Upazila in Bogura.

After the newborn developed breathing difficulties shortly after birth, doctors advised immediate admission to the NICU...