The fake doctor does it again

Bazlur Rahman runs the Skylark Clinic at Amtala intersection in the town. He was arrested along with 12 others in February for cheating patients by impersonating highly qualified doctors. To cheat patients, they had opened well furnished chambers in Satkhira town and Shyamnagar. Their name plates and pads showed degrees like MBBS, FCPS and MD though none of them had any such degree.

As a report was published in The daily Star on their forgery, the Health Department asked the Satkhira Civil Surgeon to probe the matter. Action was taken against the 12 fake doctors.

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Bazlur Rahman was arrested in February. He was released recently on bail granted by the High Court.

After release, he started cheating again, albeit in a different way. He began forging signatures of two physicians -- Dr. Ishaque and Dr. Abul Hossain of Satkhira Sadar Hospital.

The forgery was detected during an investigation at the Skylark Clinic by Civil Surgeon Dr Abu Aziz Al Monsur on September 17.

The CS found that fake doctor Bazlur Rahman appointed Dr Ishque Ali and Dr. Abul Hossain on part time basis at a salary of Tk 5000 per month. Their joining reports were also there at the clinic.

Next day, the CS issued show-cause notices on the two doctors, asking them to reply within three days why action will not be taken against them for working at a private medical center, violating rules.

In reply, the two doctors said they never worked at the clinic.

On investigation it was revealed that the owner of the Skylark Clinic had been forging signatures of the two doctors in false reports on pathological tests.

Dr. Ishaque and Dr. Abul Hossain told this correspondent that Bazlur Rahman has been cheating patients for long. A general diary has been filed with the Sadar thana in this connection, they said.

On contacted, Civil Surgeon Dr. Abu Aziz Al Monsur confirmed the incident and said probe is going on and further action will be taken against Bazlur Rahman after it is completed.

He said seven illegal clinics and laboratories have been closed down at Shyamnagar upazila headquarters for violating government rules.