Smoking in room at children’s hospital, PM directs dismissal of doctor

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed taking measures against a doctor after seeing him smoking in his own room while inspecting Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Agargaon of the capital. At that time he expressed dissatisfaction as the room of the doctor was unclean.

Going on a sudden inspection at noon, the Prime Minister went around the various departments of the hospital on Saturday (October 17). At that time he observed the environment of the treatment service, the working conditions of the doctors and health workers and the cleanliness activities of the hospital.

At one stage of the inspection the Prime Minister went to the room of Associate Professor of the hospital Rafiqul Islam. There he saw that doctor smoking. At the same time the unclean environment of the room also came to his notice. Seeing such a situation in an important healthcare institution like the hospital, the Prime Minister expressed dissatisfaction.

In this incident Tarique Rahman directed Chairman of the Governing Board of the hospital Professor Dr. A K M Azizul Haque to take measures against the concerned doctor. Later in the context of the directive of the Prime Minister, doctor Rafiqul Islam was temporarily dismissed.

During the inspection the Prime Minister emphasised keeping the overall environment of the hospital clean and maintaining the standard of healthcare. He also gave the directive to the doctors and the concerned workers to work with responsibility.