Paramedical instt to be set up in Rangamati

He was addressing a biennial conference of CHT regional unit of Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), held at local RHDC auditorium on Monday.

The 4-party alliance government has taken a massive programme to improve healthcare services, he said.

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He said government doctors will have to begin their career with at least a two-year service in the CHT. After two years, they will be given 'good posting' as a reward.

The minister urged doctors to provide health care service to the poor and backward CHT people with cordiality.

DAB leaders, while speaking, placed several demands before the minister. These include raising the 'tribal quota' in medical colleges, setting up of a specialised malaria hospital and a malarial research institute and reopening of the Rangamati medical training school, closed for about five years.

Rangamati BNP President Alhaj Nazimuddin Ahmed also spoke.

Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council (CHTRC) Chairman Jiotirindra Bodhipriyo alias Santu Larma drew the minister's attention for eviction of illegal occupiers from lands around Rangamati hospital and the Civil Surgeon's office.

Deputy Minister for CHT Affairs Moniswapan Dewan, Rangamati Hill District Council Chairman Dr Maniklal Dewan and Ma Ma Ching attended the conference, presided over by DAB central president Dr. A K M Azizul Huq.