Physicians of private clinics and hospitals of the port city postponed their strike yesterday after five-day getting assurance from Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) AJM Nasir Uddin.
The decision was taken at a meeting of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Chittagong chapter at Chittagong Medical College Hospital’s Shah Alam Bir Uttam auditorium around 3pm. With CCC mayor in the chair, the meeting was attended by BMA members and senior journalists.
Dr Mujibul Haque Khan, president of the BMA Chittagong chapter, said: “The indefinite strike was postponed as the city mayor AJM Nasir Uddin assured them of looking into their demands and finding out a respectable solution”.
BMA sources said the BMA would hold a meeting after seven-day to announce their next course of action in this regard.
The strike was enforced for indefinite period at all private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres in the city since last Wednesday, demanding withdrawal of the two cases filed against three doctors of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) over alleged negligence during providing treatment.
Along with the strike the physicians also stopped their private practice shutting down their chambers.
Physicians of all private clinics and diagnostic centres under the banner of the Bangladesh Medical Association went on the strike on Wednesday, demanding withdrawal of two cases filed against two doctors for their alleged negligence in performing duties.
Khairul Bashar, father of a patient named Meherunnesa Rima who died recently at Surgiscope Clinic, filed the case on Tuesday with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court against doctor couple – Dr Shameema Siddique and Dr Mahbubul Alam.
Rima, wife of Australia expatriate Abdullah Al Mamun, gave birth to a baby boy on January 10. Later, she died due to alleged negligence of doctors while taking post-operative treatment.
