6-member probe committee formed over clash between Dhaka Medical doctors, DU students

A six-member investigation committee has been
formed following a clash between students of Dhaka University and doctors and
Ansar personnel at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday (8 April),
leaving several people injured and forcing the suspension of emergency medical services.
The committee has been asked to submit its
report within 48 hours, resident surgeon of the Neurosurgery Department at
DMCH, Dr Ashik Ahsan, confirmed to The Business Standard.
Ashik said the six-member committee, headed by
Professor Dr Nadim Ahmed, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at DU, includes two
doctors from DMCH, two proctors from DU, and the deputy commissioner of Ramna
Police Station.
If the report finds any criminal offence, action
will be taken accordingly, Ashik said.
He further said that during the meeting, intern
doctors raised four demands regarding workplace safety, which were also
discussed and will be taken into consideration.
Following the clash between DU students and
intern doctors of DMCH, authorities from both institutions held a meeting
around 8pm, Ashik said.
The director general of the Directorate General
of Health Services and two additional director generals were present at the meeting,
where the probe committee was formed, he added.
The incident occurred around 5:30pm, according
to DU student and eyewitness Faisal Ahmed Imon.
Imon alleged that his classmate, Mahadi Hasan
Sanim, had felt unwell after an exam earlier in the day and went to DMCH for
treatment.
"After initially consulting a doctor and
receiving a prescription, he was unable to find the prescribed medicine at
nearby pharmacies. When he returned to request a change in medication, an
argument broke out, which allegedly led to doctors assaulting him," he
said.
He further claimed that when other students
arrived after hearing about the incident, they too were attacked by doctors and
Ansar personnel.
Following the clash, DU students took position
in front of the hospital's emergency department, while intern doctors remained
inside.
















