Bogra doctors ease work abstention programme
Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Bogra unit yesterday relaxed their four-day long work abstention programme.
The BMA leaders said that the programme will now take place for two hours every day from next Sunday at the outdoors of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital (SZMCH) and Mohammad Ali Hospital until their demand was met.
The BMA announced their four-day work abstention programme at all government and non-government hospitals in the district on Monday last, demanding arrest of the culprits who assaulted some doctors at SZMCH.
Administrative Officer of SZMCH Abdullahil Baki filed a case accusing ten people after the relatives of a patient, who died at the hospital, manhandled the doctors on Friday.
We have suspended the programme as police arrested three of the accused till Wednesday, said a BMA leader.
Considering the condition of the patients, we have decided to continue our programme for two hours only at two hospitals, he said.
Inspector (Investigation) at Sadar PS Atiar Rahman said that police have arrested three accused while the other seven are on bail.
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