The committee formed by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council to investigate the alleged assault on Shihir Morol, special correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, by Dr Shafiul Azam has submitted its report to the BMDC president.
Prof Dr Abu Shafi Ahmed Amin, president of BMDC, told the Dhaka Tribune last night that they had received the inquiry report, but he refused to divulge any details right now.
BMDC had formed the three-member committee headed by Prof Dr Rashid-e-Mahbub, former president of Bangladesh Medical Association. The other two members were Additional Attorney General Murad Reza and Deputy Registrar of BMDC Dr Arman Hossain. None of them is the members of BMDC.
The BMDC president said the primary inquiry report was sent to the disciplinary committee.
The members of the committee were asked to sit immediately to review the report and submit it to the executive committee which would take the final decision, he added.
When asked about the findings, Dr Rashid-e-Mahbub also denied disclosing any information about the report.
Seeking anonymity, a reliable source told the Dhaka Tribune that the probe committee found Dr Shafiul Azam guilty of the attack. Finally, BMDC would announce the temporary cancellation of his registration, according to the source.
On May 13, Shishir Morol went to ZA Sikder Women’s Medical College Hospital to investigate an allegation levelled against Dr Shafiul Azam.
But Shafiul and his associates assaulted him. They also confined him in a room for two and half hours and beat him up severely.
Shafiul, assistant professor at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, was working full-time at ZA Sikder Women’s Medical College Hospital without taking leave from CMCH.