The collapse of the Awami League government with Sheikh Hasina’s exit to India on August 5 plunged the country into a temporary state of anarchy.
During this time, reports came in of the absence of directors and other senior officials in the government hospitals.
Brig Gen Md Najmul Haque, the director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), could not be reached several times by phone.
He was not seen in the hospital after that. No one knows exactly when he comes to the office or leaves.
Regarding the officials' absence, Ansar member Mahbubur Rahman, who was on duty there, said: “Many stayed away for fear of political reasons. Some people started arriving on Wednesday.”
Three emergency medical officers, who did not want to be named, said after the government resigned on August 5, that the pressure on our patients has increased a lot. There are so many patients that it is impossible to count.
Parvez, a 10-year-old resident of Daudkandi, was shot on August 5.
He was shot in the hand. He said there was no problem in getting treatment. However, different amounts of money are being taken from him at different times. He never saw the people who took him. And the service was not paid for.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College and Hospital (BSMMU) Director Brig Gen Rezaul Karim said: "I have never left the office except on Fridays in the last month. A lot of the higher-ups did not. They have been asked to come to the office. Doctors and other medical staff are on duty. The number of patients in the outhouse was low until Tuesday. But since Wednesday, it is been pretty normal. Hope everything will be fine soon. We do not have any political ideology.”
He viewed the fact that more patients were coming as positive news so that patients were not afraid to come.
Ansar Shafiqul Islam, who is in charge of the outdoor area, said:"If 100 patients came before the July movement, 60 people will come now."
After August 5, many senior officials who had previously shown power did not come. Some are arriving after Wednesday. Many teachers are missing. They do not have a chamber yet. There are no patients. Most of them are coming around.”
On the other hand, the hospital's public relations officer, Prasanta Kumar Majumder, said: "We are very scared. We closed on Tuesday.
The doors were opened on Wednesday. However, he and many others did not reach the hospital. It is uncertain they will return to the office until they get confirmation from the administration.