DMCH intern doctors beat up staff

Intern doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) beat up three class IV employees and six nurses following an altercation over admitting two sick nurses to the hospital yesterday.
Later, some of the employees also beat up two of the intern doctors, witnesses said.
Asaduzzaman Jewel, a nurse of the hospital's burn unit, Abdul Khaleque, president of DMCH employees union, and two others were injured in the incident.
Jewel said two female nurses named Happy and Lipu fell sick when they were taking part in a hunger strike programme under the banner of unemployed nurses' association before Jatiya Press Club in the capital.
An altercation took place as a female intern doctor in the medicine ward refused to admit the nurses, he said.
Dr Mushfiqur Rahman, deputy director of the hospital, said they would take action against those who were involved in the incident.
A six-member probe body has also been formed, he said.
Alleged intern doctors could not be contacted for their comments.