Wildcat strike by Pabna Mental Hospital staff
A large number of patents wait on the veranda of Pabna Mental Hospital during yesterday's one hour-long strike by doctors, nurses and other staff protesting outsiders' violent attack on a hospital officer on Sunday night. Photo: STAR
The staff of Pabna Mental Hospital observed strike for one hour and wore black badges yesterday protesting outsiders' attack on an officer of the hospital on Sunday night. Outsiders led allegedly by Harun and Faruk attacked Md Mojahar Ali, social psychiatric officer of the hospital, when he was going to his hospital campus residence at about 7:30pm on Sunday, hospital sources said. The alleged criminals attacked him over entering the hospital campus, sources said. Seriously injured Mojahar Ali was taken to Pabna General Hospital but doctors refereed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated the same night. Protesting Sunday night's incident, doctors, nurses and other staff of Pabna Mental Hospital started demonstration yesterday morning. At an urgent meeting at noon, the agitators decided to observe strike from 12:00pm to 1:00pm yesterday and wore black badges as symbol of protest. "Outsiders often misbehave, even assault doctors and staffs of the metal hospital on various pretexts. The criminals attacked Mojahar as he took steps to prevent entrance of the brokers and frauds to the hospital," said Dr Nikhil Kumar of Pabna Mental Hospital. Yesterday's agitation programme caused immense sufferings to patients, especially those coming from distant places. Pabna Superintendent of Police Jamil Ahmed said the police will take tough action against the alleged culprits and beef up security in Pabna Mental Hospital.
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