Medical services at all government and private hospitals in Khulna district have been hampered since this morning as doctors went on a 24-hour work abstention protesting the attack on a fellow physician. The doctors at outpatient departments of government hospitals and at private hospitals went on work abstention from 6 am today and will continue till 6 am tomorrow. On February 25, Dr Sheikh Nishat Abdullah, head of Burn and Plastic Surgery Department of Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital was physically assaulted, allegedly by a patient’s relatives including Assistant Sub-inspector Naim posted in Satkhira district police, at a nursing home in Sheikhpara of Khulna city during surgery. Protesting the attack, Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), Khulna decided to observe 24-hour work abstention from this morning to Thursday morning. Also read: Workers of 8 municipalities go on work abstention; services halted in Natore Dr Sheikh Baharul Alam, president of BMA Khulna unit, announced the work abstention programme while speaking at a press briefing at Kazi Azharul Haque Auditorium on Tuesday. While reading out the statement, Dr Baharul also demanded the arrest of the attackers.    

The intern doctors of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) have gone on work abstention from Wednesday following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) that left five of them injured on Tuesday. No interns have joined their work on Wednesday, causing immense sufferings to the patients who came to the hospital for treatment. Without any prior notice, the interns have gone on work abstention, said sources at the college. Later, a meeting was held between the interns and deputy commissioner (north) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) at the office of the director of the hospital but no fruitful decision has come. Dr Tazwar Rahman Ayan, member secretary of CMCH Intern Association, said,  “We have placed three-point demand before the meeting, but they failed to reach any decision. That’s why we’ll continue our programme.” Also read: Interns stage work abstention at Mitford protesting 2-yr internship At least five people, including two interns, were injured in a clash between two factions of BCL in front of the main gate of the campus over a trifling matter on Tuesday night. Also read: Coronavirus: RMCH interns abstain from work over safety concern Two interns --Dr Habibur Rahman and Dr Osman Gani -- were among the injured.

Doctors at all government and private hospitals went on work abstention on Wednesday afternoon demanding swift arrest of the killers of a doctor.

A section of Islamic University Officers’ Association (IUOA) observed work abstention for the third consecutive day to press for their 13-point charter of demands on the campus in Kushtia on Wednesday.

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore continued their fast-unto-death for the third consecutive day on Tuesday.

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore continued their fast-unto-death for the second consecutive day on Monday.