The emergency department at Dhaka Medical College Hospital started operating again on Monday afternoon, although the outpatient department remains closed.
Bachchu Mia, the police outpost in charge at DMCH, stated, "The emergency services are running, but there is a shortage of doctors."
He added that extensive security measures have been implemented, with a significant presence of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), army personnel, and police at the hospital to protect the doctors.
It will be determined after 8 pm whether the outpatient department will reopen.
On August 31, a patient died at DMCH, after which agitated loved ones alleged negligence on the part of the doctors and thrashed three of them at the hospital premises, prompting the doctors to call a strike.
They withdrew their call for a “complete shutdown” of medical services across the country upon assurances from the health adviser to the interim government of security and arrest of the individuals who manhandled the doctors.
Subsequently, two arrests were made, and security beefed up.
Senior Ansar member Mahbubur Rahman mentioned that only two or three doctors are available in the emergency department, and they are providing care while managing security concerns.
