Chattogram Medical College Hospital interns issue 48 hour ultimatum over six-point demands
They warn of tougher programmes if demands remain unmet
Intern doctors at Chattogram Medical College Hospital have strongly condemned a recent notice issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, describing it as "unreasonable", and have given the authorities a 48-hour ultimatum to implement their six-point demand charter.
The ultimatum was announced in a statement issued today (3 June) by Dr Md Irfanur Rahman, office secretary of the 2025-26 executive committee of the Intern Doctors Association (IDA), Chattogram Medical College Hospital unit.
Among their demands is the cancellation within 48 hours of a decision regarding FCPS training issued by the Health Education and Family Welfare Division on 19 May 2026, along with the issuance of a revised directive.
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They also demanded the enactment of a Health Workers' Safety Act and the establishment of a fast-track tribunal to ensure speedy justice in cases involving violence against healthcare professionals.
The six-point charter further calls for a monthly salary of Tk30,000 for intern doctors under a defined pay structure, ninth-grade equivalent salaries for private trainee doctors and a separate salary structure for private-sector physicians.
Other demands include raising the age limit for entry into the BCS Health Cadre to 34 years, transforming the BMDC Ordinance 2025 into law and taking strict legal action against individuals practising medicine or using the title of doctor without registration from the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.
The doctors also demanded that admission examination fees for all programmes under the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons and Bangladesh Medical University be capped at Tk1,000.
The statement noted that many doctors are deprived of opportunities to enter government service because of the existing age limit after spending a long period completing medical education.
It also alleged that the activities of unqualified and fake doctors are putting public health at risk.
The intern doctors urged the authorities to address their demands without delay and warned that the medical community would announce tougher programmes if effective measures are not taken within the next 48 hours.
