6 arrested over assault on doctor at Shariatpur hospital

Police have arrested six people in connection with the
assault on a doctor at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital yesterday (16 May).
Hospital physician Akram Elahi
filed a case at Palong Model Police Station last evening, said Rehan Uddin,
hospital superintendent and civil surgeon.
The case over the attack on Dr
Nasir Islam names 11 individuals as accused, along with 40 to 45 unidentified
people, Rehan said.
The six arrested are Soleman Kazi alias Al-Amin, Jasim Kazi, Abdul Jalil Kazi,
Robiul Kazi, Zayeda Begum and Ayesha Moni.
Rehan said a four-member
investigation committee has been formed to look into the incident.
He added that the committee's
report will clarify the motives behind the attack and related issues.
Plaintiff Akram said doctors are
repeatedly being attacked while providing medical services to patients and
their relatives.
"However, due to various reasons, justice is not properly ensured in most
of these incidents," he added.
Akram demanded exemplary and maximum punishment for those involved in such
attacks to ensure doctors' safety.
Hospital sources said Lal Mia Kazi,
a resident of the North Bilashkhan area under Shariatpur municipality, was
admitted to the emergency department of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital with chest
pain around 10pm on Friday night.
After receiving primary treatment,
his condition deteriorated and he died around 12:30am yesterday.
Following his death, relatives
allegedly vandalised the emergency department, accusing doctors of negligence,
and attacked duty doctor Nasir Islam.
CCTV footage from the hospital
shows a group of people chasing and assaulting the doctor before dragging him
outside the hospital premises.
Dr Nasir sustained head injuries in
the attack and was later rescued by police before being sent to Dhaka by air
ambulance for advanced treatment.
Human chain demands arrests
Meanwhile, doctors, nurses,
hospital officials and employees formed a human chain this morning at around
10am in front of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital protesting the attack on on-duty
doctor Dr Nasir Islam.
Participants in the human chain
demanded the swift arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the
incident.
Speakers described attacks on
doctors as "alarming" and warned that healthcare services could be
disrupted if the safety of medical professionals is not ensured.
They also demanded immediate legal
action against the attackers and cautioned that a larger programme would be
announced if arrests were not made within 24 hours.
They also called for enhanced
hospital security, including deployment of Ansar members and the establishment
of a police outpost within the hospital premises.
















