When doctors turn hooligans

Mr. Syed Badrul Ahsan has written yet another scintillating article (TDS, May 16) regarding an issue that perplexes our society at this moment and I thank him for this. Over the years, I have enjoyed reading his articles in TDS and have always seen eye to eye with his views. Today was no different. But there are some issues that I feel require further clarification.
I do not support the use of violence against journalists and doctors. What struck me most about the article was the tone it carried. The animosity towards all doctors and not one in particular was very apparent, almost palpable, one might say. The attack on a senior journalist of Prothom Alo is in no way acceptable, but the attacker was one doctor, not the entire community of doctors. Clearly, one should not blame the entire lot for one rotten apple.
There have been references drawn about attacks made by doctors over arguments about elevator use and about doctors refusing to treat a journalist. There was no reference to the Rajshahi incident where a patient's attendant slapped an on-duty doctor. There was no reference to the incident at BIRDEM where a female duty doctor and her colleagues were mindlessly beaten up, that too under police supervision! Why was there no case filed under the Nari Nirjaton Ain? If you ask me I would say these are the key incidents which led to the latter events you have mentioned in the article. I firmly believe that the doctor who attacked the senior journalist is, without a shred of doubt, at fault and I am ashamed to inform you that there are doctors like this in our society but there are many more doctors who have made exemplary contribution in the healthcare sector of our nation.
Dr. Anonymous
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