Protesters besiege Dimla Upazila Health Complex
Several hundred agitated people in Dimla brought out a procession and besieged the Dimla Upazila Health Complex yesterday alleging ill behavior of the doctors, negligence of duty and stealing of medicine from the complex.
Ashraful Islam Jewel, a lecturer of Dimla Women's College and protestor informed that most of the doctors spend little time at the office. He also complained that many doctors visit patients privately at office hours. If anybody protests, the doctors misbehave with him.
Locals alleged that last Monday night a poor man of Notabari village came to the health complex with his wife for delivery. But he did not find any doctor in the emergency ward. The ward was locked and there was no doctor, assistant, sister or aya.
On the same night locals detained five rickshaw vans loaded with government medicine near the health complex. Those were coming from Nilphamari civil surgeon office for Dimla Upazila Health Complex. Examining the delivery receipt in presence of upazila health and family planning officer (UHFPO), it was found that some medicines were missing.
The UHFPO assured the local people of issuing show cause notice against the persons responsible for the matter.
Local people burst into protest yesterday as no action was taken. Several hundred people brought out a procession and besieged the upazila health complex. Later the protestors came to the UNO office to lodge complaint.
UHFPO Dr Deen Mohammad, however, said he had issued show cause against the doctor who was on duty Monday night. He said another show cause has been issued against the storekeeper for misappropriation of medicine.
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