Three officers of the Barisal zone Tourist Police have been withdrawn in connection with the attack on a nurse of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) on Wednesday night.
The punitive action was taken against Inspector Bulbul Ahmed and constables Zaved and Mehedi after a preliminary probe found them guilty, Rezaul Karim, superintendent of the Barisal region Tourist Police said.
He said that CCTV footage of the incident was inspected during the preliminary probe which indicated the involvement of the two officers in the incident.
The three have been attached to Tourist Police headquarters for now, he added.
On Wednesday night, after being injured in a road accident, Inspector Bulbul was rushed to the emergency department of SBMCH.
There an altercation started between him and on-duty senior nurse Saiful Islam after the latter asked the name of the patient. At one point, the inspector and the two others allegedly beat up Saiful.
Nurses of SBMCH went on a strike on Thursday morning in protest against the attack on their colleague. They called off the strike only after the authorities assured them of action in the case.
Shahina Akhter, general secretary of Swadhinata Nurses Parishad, said: "How can we carry out our responsibilities if we are beaten by law enforcers while on duty?"
