The High Court has ordered the authorities concerned to appoint doctors to the vacant posts in the prisons of the country.
A High Court bench comprising Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order on Tuesday.
The health secretary, the secretary of the Security Services Division under the home ministry and the prison authorities have been asked to implement this order by December 11.
In an order dated June 23, 2019, the court issued a rule ordering the jail authorities to submit a list of inmate capacity, number of inmates and doctors and vacancies for the post of doctors in all prisons across the country.
According to that order, the prison authorities reported in November 2019 that there were only 10 doctors against 141 posts in 68 prisons of the country.
After seeing the report, the High Court ordered the appointment of doctors in the prisons.
On September 21, 2021, it was reported that out of 141 vacant posts, a total number of 112 doctors were appointed in 68 prisons of the country.
After completing Tuesday’s hearing, the court ordered prompt action in appointing doctors to the remaining vacant posts.
