Doctors Association of Bangladesh is a professional organisation of registered MBBS and BDS doctors in Bangladesh. It is politically aligned with the right-wing Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1][2] It is a rival of the Awami League backed doctors association, Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad.[3][4]

History

Doctors Association of Bangladesh was established in 1993 as the pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party association of doctors.[5] Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad was formed in December 1993 as a Pro-Awami League association of doctors in response to the creation of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh.[5][6]

Professor M. A. Hadi former President of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh died in 2007.[7]

In May 2008, Judge Tanzina Ismail of Dhaka Special Court-6 sentenced the General Secretary of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh, AZM Zahid Hossain, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment and his wife, Rifat Hossain, to three years imprisonment on corruption charges.[8] In November the association opposed the caretaker governments appointment of administration officers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[9]

The association condemned the sacking of 11 doctors, including Sayeba Akhter, from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on the reason that they were appointed for political reasons in September 2009.[10]

In 2012, the association lost the Bangladesh Medical Association election to Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad.[11]

On 28 June 2015, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia accused the Awami League government of politicization of the judiciary at an Iftar event of Doctors Association of Bangladesh.[12]

In October 2016, Dr Kazi Mazharul Islam Dolon, a leader of the association, was arrested by Bangladesh Police.[13]

The association established a medical camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh where former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia distributed aid among the refugees in October 2017.[14]

President of the Chittagong unit of Doctors Association of Bangladesh, Dr Khurshid Jamil Chowdhury, called on doctors to protest following the arrest of staff at Max Hospital over the alleged medical neglect leading to the death of a three year old in 2018.[15] After Bangladesh Nationalist Party lost the 11th parliamentary election it started re-organizing Doctors Association of Bangladesh, Jatiyatabadi Matsyajibi Dal, and Agriculturists Association of Bangladesh.[16] In June 2020, the Doctors Association of Bangladesh called for the government to provide more COVID-19 tests and protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[17] According to the association more than 200 doctors had been infected with COVID-19.[18]

In December 2021, the association called on the government to send former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was being treated at Evercare Hospital, abroad for medical treatment.[19] The association observes the death anniversary of Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, who was killed for protesting against military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad, as Dr Milon Day.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-09-30). "7 sacked doctors serve legal notice". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ↑ Express, The Financial. "Awami League always blames others after committing misdeeds, says Fakhrul". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2018-10-08). "No change in Khaleda's treatment". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  4. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-09-16). "DAB leaders submit nominations". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  5. 1 2 Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Pro-govt doctors' forum Swachip goes to council Friday, after 12 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2021-09-16). "Criticism 'makes me stronger'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  7. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2007-10-17). "Prof Hadi passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  8. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2008-05-26). "Dab leader Dr Zahid gets 13yrs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  9. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2008-11-07). "BSMMU high-ups take charge amid protests". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  10. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-09-29). "11 doctors dismissed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  11. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2012-12-02). "Swachip sweeps BMA election". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  12. ↑ Report, Star Online (2015-06-28). "Khaleda accuses govt of 'politicising judiciary'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  13. ↑ bdnews24.com, Staff Correspondent. "Pro-BNP doctors' leader Dolon arrested". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Report, Star Online (2017-10-30). "Intensify diplomatic effort to repatriate Rohingyas: Khaleda". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  15. ↑ Staff Correspondent; Ctg (2018-07-06). "'Have to strike back'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  16. ↑ "Matshajibi Dal's convening committee formed". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  17. ↑ Ganguly, Meenakshi (2020-06-21). "Bangladesh should listen to its health workers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  18. ↑ Express, The Financial. "Over 200 doctors infected with coronavirus, DAB says". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  19. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2021-12-02). "Khaleda's Treatment: No scope for delays". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  20. ↑ "Dr Milon Day observed across Bangladesh". New Age. Retrieved 2022-07-18.


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