, May 27 -- Din Medical College Hospital in the capital's Moghbazar area on Wednesday morning, prompting health authorities to form a high-level probe committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

The babies died between 6am and 9am this morning, according to the hospital authorities.

A high-level probe committee has been formed to investigate the deaths of the six newborns, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Prabhat Chandra Biswas told reporters after visiting the hospital's children's ward on Wednesday afternoon.

The committee will examine whether there was any negligence in hospital management, shortcomings in treatment and whether there were any environmental problems ...