Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A newborn has suffered burns to nearly 95 percent of his body after an incubator at a hospital in Dhaka's Chankharpul allegedly overheated.

The family has also accused hospital staff of assaulting them when they sought answers.

Born at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), the infant was taken to Royal Care Hospital on Saturday because no neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) bed was available, relatives said.

The newborn is now being treated in the NICU of DMCH's Ward 211, with face, head, back and parts of the legs burnt.

"The newborn's condition is extremely critical. Around 95 percent of his body has been burnt," Dr Tazkia Haque of the hospital told bdnews24.com.

Royal Care Hospital's in-charge Md Abdur Razzak den...