Chuadanga Hospital Incident
Khulna docs start work abstention
Doctors of Khulna division went on an indefinite work abstention yesterday, demanding arrest of the culprits who assaulted a physician at Chuadanga General Hospital on Monday.
Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), Khulna unit, brought out a protest procession on Khulna Medical College Hospital premises and held a rally in the morning, demanding punishment of the attackers.
Sufferings of the patients mounted as doctors of all government and private hospitals started work abstention from 8:00 in the morning.
When a patient died at Chuadanga General Hospital on Monday, the relatives of the patient got furious, sources said.
They ransacked the hospital and beat up medical officer Dr Mashiur Rahman, leaving him seriously injured.
He was admitted to the intensive care unit of Khulna Medical College Hospital.
BMA central committee vice-president Dr Sheikh Baharul Alam said, they will continue work abstention for three hours from 9am to 11 am everyday until the arrest of the culprits.
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