Postgraduate Private Trainee Doctors Association has announced to go on a strike and blockade the Shahbagh intersection to press home its demand for an increase in allowance from Tk20,000 to Tk50,000.
The protesting doctors from across the country will block the Shahbag intersection at 10am on Sunday.
The announcement was made at central Shaheed Minar on Saturday.
The agitating doctors had suspended their protest due to the possibility of meeting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and getting a solution to their problem. Despite assurances of a meeting, the agitating doctors found the promises lacking substance. Therefore, a new blockade program was announced at Shahbagh.
They announced that everyone will gather at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College at 9am on Sunday. They said they are determined not to leave without concrete assurances.
Earlier in the day, the protesting doctors initiated a strike at the entrance of Dhaka Medical College Hospital starting 10:30am on Saturday.
The doctors stated that they had temporarily suspended the blockade program in Shahbagh upon receiving assurances from the Prime Minister's Office. However, they were compelled to resume the strike. The program will continue until their demands are met.
The protesting doctors called for an indefinite strike from July 8, demanding higher allowances. They seek the prime minister's intervention, as their current allowance of Tk20,000, they say, fails to cover the extensive services they provide during their five-year postgraduate training.
