Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Chattogram’s Satkania has been made an officer on special duty after he fined a doctor who was going to see a patient during the lockdown.
On Sunday, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Nazrul Islam was made on special duty (OSD) to the Ministry of Public Administration over the order of KM Al-Amin, deputy secretary of the ministry.
Earlier on Friday, UNO Nazrul Islam imposed a fine of Tk 1,000 on Dr Farhad Kabir who was on his way to his private chamber to check an emergency patient.
At that time, the UNO also threatened to jail the doctor.
Later, the doctor made a Facebook post over the issue.
As the issue came up in a number of newspapers, the Bangladesh Medical Association leaders demanded the intervention of the civil surgeon on the allegation of harassing the doctors.
Later, UNO Nazrul Islam of Satkania was made OSD.
However, Nazrul denied the allegations when contacted.
