Authorities at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday cancelled a scheduled press conference, reportedly after sensing trouble following a protest by intern doctors.
Earlier a press invitation, signed by DMCH Director Brig Gen Dr Mustafizur Rahman, was sent to different print and electronic media on Wednesday, requesting them to send competent journalists to cover a press conference to be held at the hospital Thursday noon.
However, most journalists came to know that the press conference was postponed after arriving at the venue.
A DMCH official, requesting anonymity, told the Dhaka Tribune that although the authorities had taken full preparations to hold the press briefing, it was called off following a protest from intern doctors at the hospital.
“A group of intern doctors met the director and demanded that they should be allowed to question the journalists on why they published or broadcasted fabricated reports,” the official said.
“If we organise a press conference, an untoward situation may arise and thus, we cancelled the press conference,” the official added.
However, when asked, Brig Gen Dr Mustafizur Rahman said: “We had to cancel the programme as all preparations were not completed.”