Postgrad trainee doctors will get Tk 30,000 stipend now; Tk 35,000 from July, 2025

Doctors began gathering in front of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital (BSMMU) around 10:00am

The Finance Division on Monday issued a circular increasing their stipend to Tk 30,000, but the raise was rejected

If Dhaka had a national sport, it wouldn’t be cricket—it would be protests.

Postgraduate trainee doctors yesterday staged a protest rally rejecting the Tk 5,000 increase in their monthly stipend.

The protesters are still in place, as of 3:30pm

Protesting physicians announce three days after assault on doctor

Outdoor services will run from 10:00am to 1:00pm and indoor services will be available on a limited scale

The recent assault on doctors at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) marks a deeply troubling moment in our society.

Demand protection for doctors, threaten to resume shutdown' from 8:00pm tomorrow if attackers not arrested; emergency services begin at DMCH

It follows nearly a dozen similar actions by doctors below specialist, consultant level over the last 18 months.