RMCH interns call off strike
Interns at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) yesterday noon called off indefinite strike after the authorities assured them of fulfilling their three demands out of four.
The demand for removal of RMCH Director Brig Gen Abdul Latif was withdrawn as the authorities assured the interns of fulfilling other demands including deployment of police at all wards and probing recent attacks on intern doctors and their leader, sources said.
“We have joined duties at 2:00pm considering the sufferings of the patients,” said RMCH Intern Doctors Council President Shah Alam Siddiki Lalon.
He said Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and RMCH Acting Director Dr Dayem Uddin held meetings with them several times since Monday night. Later they assured the agitating interns of taking necessary security measures.
Dr Dayem told this correspondent that the authorities formed a committee to investigate the alleged incidents of attack on interns by attendants.
“We have increased administrative vigilance inside the hospital and requested police to increase forces as per the interns' demands,”he added.
The interns enforced the strike on Monday after a patient's attendant allegedly assaulted their at the hospital.
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