Govt proposes raising age limit for doctors in BCS exam to 34
Govt proposes raising age limit for doctors in BCS exam to 34

A proposal has been given to increase the age limit for doctors appearing in the BCS examination from 32 to 34 years, said Prof Sayedur Rahman, special assistant at the Ministry of Health on Thursday. The government has decided to recruit 2,000 doctors through a special Bangladesh Civil Service...

BCS doctors to boycott duties for two-hours from today
BCS doctors to boycott duties for two-hours from today

Specials doctors from the BCS health cadre will observe two-hour work abstentions for three days from today demanding proper promotions and fair payments based on promotions. The movement will continue till Monday, and if their two-point demand is not met by then, the doctors will start...

Postgrad trainee doctors end protest after allowance raised to Tk35,000
Postgrad trainee doctors end protest after allowance raised to Tk35,000

The postgraduate trainee doctors ofprivate hospitals have left Shahbagh accepting the governments decision to increase their allowance to Tk35,000 from July, reports TBS. Earlier in the day a notificationsigned by Syed Ali Bin Hasan, deputy secretary of the Finance Department of the Ministry of...

Postgrad trainee doctors block Shahbagh, demand Tk50,000 allowance
Postgrad trainee doctors block Shahbagh, demand Tk50,000 allowance

Postgraduate private trainee doctors blocked all four points at Dhakas Shahbagh intersection this morning (Dec 29) causing severe gridlock in surrounding roads. The protesting doctors blocked the busy intersection from around 11 am, demanding increasing their monthly allowance to Tk 50,000 from...

Sarjis Alam warns of strike by Citizen's Committee in solidarity with doctors
Sarjis Alam warns of strike by Citizen's Committee in solidarity with doctors

Sarjis Alam, chief organizer of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee (National Citizens Committee), criticized the poor living conditions faced by postgraduate private trainee doctors, calling it impossible to survive on a 25,000 taka salary in 2024. He voiced these concerns while showing solidarity with...