73 patients have died in only Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in last four days.
73 patients have died in only Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in last four days.
Hospital’s director Dr Robiul Hasan confirmed this figure.
Relatives of the patients alleged that patients have died for not getting required treatment due to the physicians’ work abstention protesting an attack on their fellow physician.
Meanwhile, hospital’s director Dr Robiul Hasan claimed that no patients have died without treatment during the physicians’ work abstention.
The physicians’ work abstention has continued for the fourth day on Saturday in Khulna hospitals in protest against the attack on a fellow physician.
Physicians in Khulna district have halted services at all government and private hospitals, except for emergency care, causing immense suffering to the patients.
The doctors went into strike from Wednesday (March 1) protesting the attack on Dr Sheikh Nishat Abdullah, head of Burn and Plastic Surgery Department of Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital.
Protesting doctors said that they would not join work until those involved in attacking him, are arrested.