United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged doctors to ensure that political involvement does not come in the way of their professional responsibilities or the delivery of healthcare, stressing that patient care must always remain their foremost duty. “Political involvement should never become a reason for failing to perform professional duties. This is most important,” he said while addressing a doctors’ rally marking the 37th founding anniversary of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) on the LD Hall premises of the Jatiya Sangsad. Tarique Rahman said there was an ongoing debate over the extent to which students, teachers and professionals should be involved in politics. He said it is not unreasonable for students, teachers and professionals to remain politically aware or organised according to their own beliefs and ideologies in a democratic country as political decisions influence almost every aspect of public life. “But political involvement must not hinder the performance of your professional duties,” the Prime Minister said, urging DAB doctors to remain mindful of the issue.

Stating that the country is now under the complete grip of 'dictatorship', BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said a strong movement is necessary by forging a solid national unity to ‘restore’ democracy.