‘Failure To Protect People’: Resignation of top DGHS boss sought

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday sent a legal notice to the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad, asking him to step down from his post as "he has failed to take necessary measures to protect people from the outbreak of coronavirus".

Advocate Md JR Khan Rabin served the legal notice through email, saying that Abdul Kalam Azad and other officials concerned of DGHS have not provided sufficient and proper personal protective equipment (PPE) to doctors, nurses, police personnel, officials and journalists on time to protect them from Covid-19.

Therefore, 3,380 people including doctors and nurses, police personnel and journalists tested positive for coronavirus and 120 died till April 22, he said in the notice.

Advocate Rabin said the DG of DGHS failed to protect people from coronavirus and therefore, has no right to hold office.

He said he will move a writ petition before the High Court for if Dr Azad does not step down within a reasonable period.